Salzburgers in Georgia
| November 27, 1733 |
Salzburgers arrive in Rotterdam |
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Salzburgers in Georgia |
| December 15, 1733 |
Trustees approve assisting the Salzburgers move to the colony of Georgia |
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Salzburgers in Georgia |
| December 21, 1733 |
Salzburgers arrive in Dover and find the Trustees willing to help with the expense of sailing to Georgia |
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Salzburgers in Georgia |
| January 8, 1734 |
Salzburgers set sail for Georgia in the ship Purysburg |
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Salzburgers in Georgia |
| March 7, 1734 |
Salzburgers arrive in Charleston, where they are personally greeted by James Oglethorpe |
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Salzburgers in Georgia |
| 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 17, 1734 |
The site of the Salzburger settlement (Ebenezer) is selected |
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Salzburgers in Georgia |
| May 12, 1734 |
Salzburgers hold a thanksgiving service in their new chapel, first building completed in the town of Ebenezer. |
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Salzburgers in Georgia |
| 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 |
| April 12, 1741 |
Rev. Johann Martin Bolzius held two services for the Salzburgers
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Salzburgers in Georgia |
Salzburg, on the border of Austria and Germany, was a town torn by religious strife between Catholics and Lutherans. As early as 1732 the Lutherans were recruited to join the English in Georgia. The success of the recruitment was because of the anti-Lutheran movement, which began in 1731. More than 20,000 of these followers of Martin Luther were forced to leave Austria.
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