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Clarke County, Georgia
| May 31, 1783 |
In Augusta, the state of Georgia concludes a treaty based on the Long Swamp Treaty, which cedes a large tract of land in present-day north Georgia. Although the treaty ceded significant portions of Cherokee (and disputed Creek) land, it did not come close to meeting the demands of Andrew Pickens and Elijah Clarke, who want all land east of the Chattahoochee River
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Hart County, Georgia |
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Stephens County, Georgia |
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Banks County, Georgia |
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Clarke County, Georgia |
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Franklin County, Georgia |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| December 5, 1801 |
Clarke County created
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Elijah Clarke |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Clarke County, Georgia |
| March 23, 1825 |
General Edward Lloyd Thomas born, Clarke County (near Athens)
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Clarke County, Georgia |
| July 20, 1833 |
John Pendleton King and James McLaws among others, organize a meeting to propose the construction of a railroad from Augusta to Athens
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Clarke County, Georgia |
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Richmond County, Georgia |
| November 24, 1871 |
Athens, Georgia becomes the seat of government for Clarke County, replacing Watkinsville.
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Clarke County, Georgia |
| September 10, 1963 |
Groundbreaking for St. Mary's Hospital, Athens, Georgia
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Clarke County, Georgia |
| March 31, 1973 |
Clayton, Walton, Oconee, Clarke, and Oglethorpe Counties report nearly a billion dollars in damage, more than a hundred injuries and two deaths from a strong storm with embedded tornadoes
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Clarke County, Georgia |
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Clayton County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| May 28, 1973 |
Clarke County suffers 25 million dollars in damage and 65 injured from a F3 tornado
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Clarke County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| August 9, 1990 |
Voters agree to the unification of the Athens-Clarke County governments as a cost-cutting measure
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Clarke County, Georgia |
| January 14, 2002 |
Young student on the UGA Campus is sexually assaulted.
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UGA sexual assault |
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Clarke County, Georgia |
| May 6, 2003 |
Strong storms move through north Georgia. Among the counties hardest hit are Floyd, Walker, Catoosa, Gordon, Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Dekalb, Clarke, Barrow and Elbert County.
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Gwinnett County, Georgia |
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Fulton County, Georgia |
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Bartow County, Georgia |
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Catoosa County, Georgia |
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Catoosa County, Georgia |
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Gordon County, Georgia |
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Walker County, Georgia |
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Floyd County, Georgia |
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Cherokee County, Georgia |
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Clarke County, Georgia |
| May 13, 2005 |
Department of Defense recommends 5 bases from Georgia be closed |
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Georgia Base Closings-2005 |
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Fulton County, Georgia |
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Clarke County, Georgia |
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Floyd County, Georgia |
| June 19, 2009 |
Georgia Theater in Athens, built in the 1890's, is gutted by fire. |
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Clarke County, Georgia |
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