| January 21, 1733 |
Oglethorpe, Peter Gordon, Colonel William Bull, Jonathan Bryan and others set sail to find a site to settle south of the Savannah River.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 29, 1733 |
Sailing from Beaufort on six smaller boats, the settlers head for the site on the Savannah River selected by Oglethorpe
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Oglethorpe |
| February 9, 1733 |
Colonists complete the first structure in the city of Savannah, Georgia
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Savannah's first building |
| May 14, 1733 |
The James arrives in Savannah with supplies, store and people for the colony
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Oglethorpe |
| May 21, 1733 |
First treaty with the Creek Indians. When Oglethorpe landed, Tomochichi had granted Oglethorpe the right to use the land on the Savannah River, but explained that chiefs of the Creek Nation needed to also approve the transfer of land. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Creek Indians |
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Oglethorpe signs treaty with Creek |
| March 12, 1734 |
First group of Salzburgers arrive in Savannah, aboard the Purysburg
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Salzburgers in Georgia |
| March 23, 1734 |
James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, Toonahowie, and others leave Savannah on a journey to England
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Tomochichi's trip to England
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| December 27, 1734 |
The ship Prince of Wales arrives in Savannah. On board are James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, Toonahowie, and others who visited England, and Salzburgers who are moving to Georgia. The Salzburgers are directed by Oglethorpe to Ebenezer.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Oglethorpe |
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Tomochichi's trip to England
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Salzburgers in Georgia |
| January 10, 1736 |
Scottish Highlanders under the command of Hugh MacKaye arrive in Savannah on the Prince of Wales.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| March 7, 1736 |
John Wesley gives his first sermon (not in a church) in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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The Wesleys in Georgia
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| March 13, 1736 |
John Wesley's first church service in Savannah is attended by some 20 worshippers
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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The Wesleys in Georgia
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| July 20, 1736 |
Five Chicasaw warriors visit John Wesley in Savannah.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| May 7, 1738 |
George Whitfield arrives in Savannah. He begins work on establishing the orphanage known as Bethesda
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| June 7, 1738 |
Thomas Causton, magistrate of Savannah is replaced by Henry Parker. A review of of the records reveal gross mismanagement of funds
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Storekeeper Thomas Causton |
| October 10, 1738 |
Oglethorpe returns to Savannah from Frederica
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| October 19, 1738 |
In a letter to the Trustees, Oglethorpe accuses Thomas Causton, former magistrate of Savannah, of "squandering the resources of the colony," and continues to state "If this had not happened the Colony...[would be] in a flourishing condition"
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Oglethorpe |
| July 17, 1739 |
Oglethorpe starts a journey to the Creek capitol of Coweta, accompanied by Lieutenant Dunbar, Ensign Leman and Cadet Erye. They left Savannah, headed to Uchee Town, north of Ebenezer, then headed west along the old Creek Trading Path.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Creek Indians |
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James Oglethorpe |
| April 15, 1741 |
The Trustees divide Georgia into two counties, Savannah, with William Stephens as executive and Frederica, with James Oglethorpe as executive
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| July 20, 1747 |
Mary Musgrove, with her husband Thomas Bosomworth and about 200 Creek Indian warriors, marches into Savannah and proclaims herself the Queen of the Creek. She demands payment for services rendered to the colony of Georgia.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Creek Indians |
| August 10, 1747 |
Queen of the Creeks, Mary Musgrove, claims ownership of much of Georgia, including the land from Savannah to Pipe Makers Bluff
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Creek Indians |
| January 15, 1751 |
A Provincial Assembly is called to convene in Savannah. One of the major discussions will be the annexation of Georgia into South Carolina
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| April 1, 1751 |
Culminating an effort to revive the silk industry, a reeling plant is completed in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| June 13, 1751 |
Captain Noble Jones and 220 members of the Georgia Militia parade in Savannah.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| February 16, 1757 |
Henry Ellis arrives in Savannah, carrying his orders to replace John Reynolds as Governor. Reynolds immediately sets sail on the Charming Martha, leaving Ellis in charge.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| September 4, 1765 |
John and William Bartram arrive in Savannah.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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William Bartram |
| November 5, 1765 |
Demonstration of sailors in Savannah to protest the new Stamp Act
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Stamp Act |
| November 6, 1765 |
First meeting of the Sons of Liberty at MacHenry's Tavern in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| September 16, 1769 |
A group of Georgia merchants (mostly from Savannah) meet at the home of Alexander Creighton and decided to no longer import British goods rather than pay duties on these goods.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 28, 1770 |
George Whitefield delivers a sermon to the Royal Governor, his council and the General Assembly in Savannah, Georgia
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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George Whitefield |
| April 11, 1773 |
William Bartram arrives in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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William Bartram |
| March 31, 1774 |
Head Turkey, a Creek on the way to Savannah to negotiate a peace treaty is murdered near Augusta by Thomas Fee. Fee would later escape jail, but Royal governor Wright's offer of a $100 reward appeases the Creek
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Wright |
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Creek Indians |
| January 17, 1775 |
Lower House called to order in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 18, 1775 |
Provincial congress called to order in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| May 11, 1775 |
600 pounds of gunpowder removed from the Savannah armory by Radicals led by Noble Wimberly Jones
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| June 4, 1775 |
Patriots in Savannah spike cannon assembled to celebrate the king's birthday
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| June 5, 1775 |
Liberty pole erected in front of Peter Tondee's tavern, Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| February 11, 1776 |
Royal Governor James Wright, who had been placed under house arrest in January, flees the Governor's mansion in Savannah. He remains with the British Fleet, then anchored off the coast near the Savannah River
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Wright |
| August 6, 1776 |
400 South Carolina troops arrive in Savannah to participate in the First Florida Expedition
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| August 8, 1776 |
Declaration of Independence read to Council of Safety in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Archibald Bulloch |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Savannah |
| August 10, 1776 |
Declaration of Independence read to citizens in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Archibald Bulloch |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Savannah |
| August 22, 1776 |
Lead elements of the First Florida Expedition leave Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| October 1, 1776 |
State convention to create constitution held in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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State Constitution of 1777 |
| May 16, 1777 |
Button Gwinnett, with his second George Wells and Lachlan McIntosh, with his second Col. Joseph Habersham square off in a duel just east of Savannah, Georgia. At 12 paces (about 60 feet), the General and Gwinnett fire pistols. McIntosh sustains an wound in his leg while Gwinnett is shot in the hip. Unaware of the severity of Gwinnett's wound, McIntosh asks if Gwinnett wants to duel again.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Button Gwinnett |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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Lachlan McIntosh |
| May 26, 1777 |
Second Florida Expedition returns to Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Second Florida Expedition |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| November 19, 1778 |
Battle of Bulltown Swamp (near Savannah), Battle of Spencer's Hill
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| December 29, 1778 |
British capture Savannah; Battle of Brewton Hill
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| January 2, 1779 |
Archibald Campbell leaves Hessians to guard Savannah and begins a march to Augusta. |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| September 12, 1779 |
French forces under the command of Admiral Charles Henri D’Estaing land at Beaulieu, a plantation south of Savannah. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| September 16, 1779 |
General Benjamin Lincoln and Admiral Charles Henri D'Estang lay siege to Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Benjamin Lincoln
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| October 6, 1779 |
Battle of Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| December 1, 1780 |
George Gauphin (Galphin) dies in Savannah before his trial before British authorities for treason.
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 28, 1782 |
General Wayne captures provisions intended for British Savannah from an outpost on the Altamaha
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| June 14, 1782 |
Royal Governor James Wright receives orders to abandon Savannah, which he does a week later.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Wright |
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James Wright |
| June 23, 1782 |
General "Mad" Anthony Wayne intercepts a large force of Creek Indians attempting to relieve the British in Savannah. Unknown to General Wayne, he kills Creek Chief Emistesigo (leader of the tribe).
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Creek Indians |
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| July 10, 1782 |
British evacuate Savannah after successful campaign by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| July 11, 1782 |
James Jackson and American forces enter Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Jackson |
| July 13, 1782 |
Savannah becomes the capitol of Georgia
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| February 22, 1785 |
Last meeting of the Georgia Legislature in Savannah. Augusta would become the next state capital
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| October 3, 1787 |
William Pierce leaves New York on the sloop Friendship headed for Savannah. With him are copies of the Constitution proposed by the Constitutional Convention and approved by Congress. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| October 10, 1787 |
William Pierce arrives in Savannah with the Constitution, a copy of the congressinal resolution and letters from Abraham Baldwin and William Few to Governor George Mathews, which he transmits to the governor. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Abraham Baldwin |
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William Few |
| January 20, 1788 |
First African Baptist Church founded, Savannah, Georgia. It is the first African-American church in the United States. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| February 1, 1788 |
Patent for steamboat issued to Briggs and Longstreet of Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| December 23, 1789 |
Savannah incorporates
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| March 8, 1790 |
John Houstoun begins a term as mayor of Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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John Houstoun, Patriot |
| May 12, 1791 |
George Washington reaches Savannah via ship and is greeted by, among others, Noble W. Jones, Lachlan McIntosh, Joseph Habersham, and John Houstoun
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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John Houstoun, Patriot |
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Lachlan McIntosh |
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George Washington in Georgia |
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George Washington |
| March 12, 1792 |
Joseph Habersham begins a term as mayor of Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| February 13, 1796 |
Georgia legislature establishes a Mayor's Court in Savannah. This would eventually become the County Court.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| April 19, 1796 |
Nathaniel Twining announces stagecoach service between Savannah and Augusta. It becomes the first successful service between the cities. An earlier attempt, in 1786 failed in less than a year. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| January 10, 1800 |
Savannah, Georgia records 18 inches of snow
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| November 12, 1811 |
An American seaman, sailing under a French flag, begins a fight with local sailors who question his motives for sailing on a foriegn vessal. The fight explodes across Savannah's riverfront, begining three days of riots. The riots caused an international incident and the French began raiding American shipping. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| May 8, 1819 |
President James Monroe arrives in Savannah, staying at the home of William Scarbrough, a local merchant.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| May 22, 1819 |
S. S. (Steamship) Savannah leaves the city of Savannah for Liverpool.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| July 12, 1819 |
Thomas Charlton begins term as mayor of Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 11, 1820 |
Great Savannah Fire - helped by a high wind, fire destroyed most of the downtown area. When the fire reached Ellis Square it touched off gunpowder, spreading the fire throughout the city.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| March 19, 1825 |
Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Montier, the Marquis de Lafayette, arrives in Savannah.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Marquis de Lafayette |
| December 24, 1828 |
Julia Henrietta Scarborough marries Savannah cotton factor Godfrey Barnsley
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Godfrey Barnsley and Barnsley Gardens
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| December 25, 1832 |
Whites open a hospital for black slaves, Savannah, GA
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| September 8, 1834 |
W. W. Gordon begins term as mayor of Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| July 3, 1850 |
Diocese of Savannah is established, earliest presence of Catholics in the state (Oglethorpe had banned them).
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| October 11, 1853 |
Casimer Pulaski monument dedicated, Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| December 8, 1856 |
James P. Screven begins term as mayor of Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| September 16, 1857 |
Jingle Bells, written by James Pierpont of Savannah, is copywrited
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| November 8, 1860 |
Flag of Independence raised in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Civil War - 1860 |
| May 17, 1862 |
Union soldiers from Tybee/Fort Pulaski attempt to land near Savannah (Thunderbolt). They are driven back. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Civil War - 1862 |
| October 31, 1863 |
Jeff Davis begins a short stay in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Jefferson Davis |
| May 18, 1864 |
Major General Lafayette McLaws is placed in command of the defenses of Savannah, Georgia
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Lafayette McLaws |
| December 21, 1864 |
William Tecumseh Sherman captures Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Civil War - 1864 |
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William Tecumseh Sherman |
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March to the Sea |
| January 16, 1865 |
From his field headquarters in Savannah, General William Tecumseh Sherman issues Special Field Orders, No. 15, giving "negroes now made free by the acts of war" abandoned coastal land from Charleston to the St. Johns River in Florida
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Slavery in Georgia |
| December 20, 1866 |
Georgia Legislature grants a charter to the Savannah, Skidaway and Seaboard Railroad Company to build rail lines to Thunderbolt, the Isle of Hope and Skidaway Island. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| August 21, 1876 |
Yellow fever strikes Savannah. Within a month 40 people died.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| August 27, 1881 |
Hurricane smashes the Georgia coast in the vicinity of Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| November 26, 1890 |
"Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youths" created near Savannah. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| December 10, 1892 |
Savannah, Americus and Montgomery (Alabama) Railroad is placed into receivership
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| August 13, 1893 |
"Nancy Hanks," Central Railroad and Banking Company (precursor to Central of Georgia) rail service between Savannah and Atlanta is ended because the rails and railbed were too rough for high-speed service. A number of the locomotives had left the tracks.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| April 18, 1894 |
In a letter to Caroline Meriwether Goodlett, Anna Davenport Raines explains that both Nashville and Savannah have organizations called "Daughters of the Confederacy" and requesting permission to continue its use, unaware that the Savannah chapter had begun using the name first. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| September 10, 1894 |
Begun in Nashville and Savannah, the National (later United) Daughters of the Confederacy is organized |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| April 27, 1896 |
General Lafayette McLaws [CS, Longstreet] addresses the Confederates Veterans Association of Savannah and changes the story he gave in his official report, taking James Longstreet to task for the failure at Gettysburg
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Lafayette McLaws |
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James Longstreet |
| July 1, 1900 |
Combining the old Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railroad (renamed to the Georgia and Alabama Railroad in 1895) with other assets, 35 year-old John Skelton Williams creates Seaboard Air Line Railway.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| December 27, 1901 |
Savannah Electric Company is incorporated |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 15, 1902 |
Savannah Electric Company purchases the Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope Railroad. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 23, 1903 |
An intensity VI earthquake struck Savannah. Epicenter-Tybee Roads
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Earthquakes that have struck Georgia
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| January 2, 1906 |
Savannah's City Hall is dedicated
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| March 18, 1908 |
First of three "Great Savannah Races". |
| March 19, 1908 |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| March 15, 1910 |
A Navy tug boat, the Nina, on the way to Havana harbor on a mission to salvage the Maine, disappears after being sighted off the coast at Savannah, Georgia
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| March 12, 1912 |
Juliette Gordon Low organizes the Girl Guides in Savannah. This is the precursor to today's Girl Scouts
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts |
| June 20, 1912 |
An intensity V earthquake struck Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Earthquakes that have struck Georgia
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| December 31, 1917 |
Seaboard Air Line Railroad inaugural service on a new rail line between Savannah and Charleston greatly reduces the time it takes to travel between these two cities.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| October 28, 1921 |
Savannah Electric Company merges with the Savannah Power Company to form Savannah Electric & Power |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| February 0, 1923 |
WRAB is licensed in Savannah, GA
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| September 30, 1928 |
Service is inaugurated from the Savannah Municipal Airport by Eastern Air Express to Miami and New York
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| November 2, 1930 |
Thunderbolt Casino and Amusement Park (Savannah) burns down. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| November 18, 1933 |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaks in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| November 18, 1933 |
While in Warm Springs, Franklin Delano Roosevelt journeys to Savannah for Georgia's 150th year celebration, speaking in Fitzgerald and Cordele during the trip
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| January 28, 1942 |
53 days after Pearl Harbor the Eighth Air Force is activated, headquartered at the National Armory on Bull Street in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Eighth Air Force |
| August 21, 1946 |
Savannah trollies make their final run. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| October 15, 1947 |
Shortly after being seeded with dry ice, a hurricane turns and hits Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| October 15, 1947 |
Following an attempt to weaken a hurricane by seeding it with dry ice, the storm does an about face and comes ashore near Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 18, 1950 |
Georgia State Industrial College renamed to Savannah State College |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| April 5, 1950 |
The Sandra, a freighter with a cargo of DDT, leaves the port of Savannah en route to Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. She is never seen again
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| February 1, 1956 |
Savannah's WSAV TV signed on the air for the first time. It was an NBC affiliate
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| October 19, 1956 |
Wayne-Gordon house, built by James Moore Wayne, (Savannah mayor, U. S. Congressman, Supreme Court Justice), home to William Washington Gordon (founder of Central of Georgia Railway) and birthplace of his daughter Julliette Gordon Low, and is dedicated as a museum after an extensive renovation
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts |
| May 22, 1958 |
Construction begins on the world's first merchant ship with nuclear power, The Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| July 21, 1959 |
Launch of the merchant vessel Savannah, first nuclear-powered ship in its class
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| March 16, 1960 |
Carolyn Quilloin was arrested after she sat down at the whites only counter in Levy's Department Store in Savannah. She was black.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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The Road to Integration
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| September 15, 1961 |
W. W. Law is fired from his job as a Savannah postal worker after the election of G. Elliot Hagan of Sylvania, (Screven County) GA. who made it a campaign promise to have the NAACP leader fired from his job as a postal worker.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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The Road to Integration
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| April 24, 1963 |
W. W. Law calls for an end to the "night marches" in Savannah, used to encourage blacks to vote because of violence attributed to non-participants during the marches.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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The Road to Integration
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| November 13, 1966 |
Savannah Historic District created in an attempt to preserve James Oglethorpe's 1733 plan for the city.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| October 4, 1970 |
John Rousakis begins a 21-year stint as mayor of Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| February 8, 1973 |
Savannah records 3.6 inches of snow - most in 100 years
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| May 13, 1976 |
W. W. Law retires as president of the Savannah NAACP after 26 years
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 23, 1977 |
Roots, featuring Levar Burton and an all-star cast premiers on ABC. It had been filmed in Savannah and St. Simons Island
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Movies filmed in Georgia
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| January 5, 1983 |
Jim Williams appeal is granted based on changes in the testimony of a Savannah policeman
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| May 7, 1984 |
Savannah is abuzz as a new witness comes forward claiming that Danny Hansford intend to "harm" Jim Williams
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| January 21, 1985 |
Record breaking cold weather sweeps into Georgia, with the temperature reaching -8 degrees in Atlanta, -6 degrees in Macon and 3 degrees in Savannah
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City of Macon, Georgia |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| July 20, 1986 |
Hottest temperature ever recorded in Savannah - 105 degrees
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| August 23, 1989 |
Off-duty Savannah police officer Mark Allen MacPhail, 27, was shot twice with a .38-caliber pistol as he tried to break up an early morning fight in the Greyhound Bus Station/Burger King restaurant on Oglethorpe Avenue. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| December 15, 1989 |
Glory, a story of African-American troops during the Civil War, starring Denzel Washinginton, Morgan Freeman and Matthew Broderick, opens in general release. Portions of the movie had been shot in Savannah and on Jekyll Island
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Movies filmed in Georgia
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| August 28, 1991 |
A Chatham County Superior Court jury convicts Troy Anthony Davis of killing Savannah police officer Mark Allen MacPhail. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 1, 1994 |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, a story about Jim Williams of Savannah, who was tried four times (and convicted three times) for the murder of Danny Hansford
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| July 6, 1994 |
Release date for Forrest Gump, starring Tom Hanks, Robin Penn Wright and Sally Field. The movie featured locations in Savannah.
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| October 13, 1994 |
14.26 inches of rain falls on Hunter, GA. 8.80 falls on Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| June 18, 1999 |
The General's Daughter, starring John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Cromwell, Timothy Hutton and Daniel von Bargen, opens. It was filmed in part at Wormsloe Plantation, Tybee Island and Savannah and grosses 102 million dollars in general release.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Movies filmed in Georgia
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| March 11, 2000 |
Two dead in a shooting incident at Savannah High School, Savannah, Georgia
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| October 29, 2000 |
Premiere of The Legend of Bagger Vance, starring Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron and Bruce McGill. Some filming took place in Savannah and Jekyll Island.
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| December 20, 2000 |
The Gift, starring Cate Blanchett, Keanu Reeves, Giovanni Ribisi, Greg Kinnear, Hilary Swank and Michael Jeter, opens in limited release. It was filmed in Effingham County, Georgia and featured scenes shot in the Georgia cities of Springfield, Savannah, Thunderbolt, and Guyton.
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Chatham County, Georgia |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Effingham County, Georgia |
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Movies filmed in Georgia
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| July 25, 2002 |
4 murders on the streets of Savannah make this one of the bloodiest days in recent history
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
