Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1842 <<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 1800's 1810's 1820's 1830's 1840's 1850's 1860's 1870's 1880's 1890's Year 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 January 1, 1842 The state asks former U. S. Senator and Governor Wilson Lumpkin to become disbursing agent for the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Lumpkin accepts.   Western and Atlantic Railroad January 9, 1842 DeKalb County Courthouse burns.   DeKalb County, Georgia February 3, 1842 Sidney Clopton Lanier born, Macon, Georgia   Sidney Lanier March 30, 1842 Crawford Long performs the first surgery on a patient under the influence of anesthesia. July 11, 1842 A portion of Land Lot 77 is donated by Samuel Mitchell for use by the Western and Atlantic Railroad. These 5 acres, known at the time as "State Square" are now part of Underground Atlanta and the site of the 0 mile marker for the W&ARR   Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900)   Western and Atlantic Railroad September 13, 1842 John Hollis Bankhead born, Moscow, Alabama   John Hollis Bankhead 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 1800's 1810's 1820's 1830's 1840's 1850's 1860's 1870's 1880's 1890's Year 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849
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