Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1721 <<Previous year    Next year>> Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1700's 1710's 1720's 1730's 1740's 1750's 1760's 1770's 1780's 1790's Year 1720 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729 May 21, 1721 HMS Enterprise arrives in Charles Town with a contingent of troops (His Majesty's Independent Company of Foot) to build Fort King George, near the present-day town of Darien, Georgia June 19, 1721 Hans Kalb, for whom Dekalb County, Georgia is named, is born, Huettendorf, Bavaria. He will later assume the name of a friend from Paris, Jean De Kalb and the title Baron   Baron DeKalb   DeKalb County, Georgia July 6, 1721 Col. John Barnwell and His Majesty's Independent Company of Foot travel by boat to Barnwell's Bluff.. July 13, 1721 Col. Barnwell and his men arrive, set up camp and select a site for Fort King George July 21, 1721 Start of construction of Fort King George near the present-day town of Darien August 29, 1721 Henry Ellis born in Monaghan, England The best search in Georgia History Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1700's 1710's 1720's 1730's 1740's 1750's 1760's 1770's 1780's 1790's Year 1720 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729
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