| January 1, 1886 |
John Stith "Doc" Pemberton, Frank Robinson, David Doe and Edward Holland formed the Pemberton Chemical Company. Robinson and Doe were selling printed advertising, Holland owned land, which he deeded to the company. |
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John Stith (Styth) Pemberton |
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Coca-Cola |
| January 6, 1886 |
Christ Church Frederica, on St. Simons Island is consectrated.
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Glynn County, Georgia |
| April 16, 1886 |
Woodrow and Ellen Wilson have the first of their three daughters at Ellen's aunt's house in Gainesville, Georgia
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Woodrow Wilson |
| April 26, 1886 |
Blues singer "Ma" Rainey born, Columbus
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey |
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Columbus, Georgia |
| May 8, 1886 |
First Coca-Cola served in Jacob's Pharmacy, Atlanta
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John Stith (Styth) Pemberton |
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Coca-Cola |
| May 29, 1886 |
An ad appears for Coca-Cola in the Atlanta Journal. This is the earliest known ad for the soft drink
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John Stith (Styth) Pemberton |
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Coca-Cola |
| June 1, 1886 |
All Georgia railroads are required to regage to a width of 4' 81/2", to comply with the northern railroads. Prior to this time railroads in Georgia (and some other southern states) had been gaged at 5'0" |
| August 9, 1886 |
Central of Georgia Railroad reaches Bradley (Jones County)
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| August 31, 1886 |
Earthquake shakes Georgia. With an epicenter near Charleston, South Carolina, this massive earthquake laid waste to the coastal colonial city. It was felt across much of the northern and eastern sections of Georgia and cracked the Tybee Lighthouse and moved the lens an inch and a half to the northeast.
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Earthquakes that have struck Georgia
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| September 2, 1886 |
Cornerstone laid for new capitol building in Atlanta
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| October 1, 1886 |
Deadline for bids to a commission studying the creation of Georgia Tech. Those who met the deadline were: Athens and UGA; Atlanta; Macon; Milledgeville; and Penfield, Georgia (site of original Mercer College)
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City of Macon, Georgia |
| October 18, 1886 |
Grover Cleveland addresses a crowd from a platform built in front of the Markham Hotel in downtown Atlanta. |
| November 9, 1886 |
John Brown Gordon begins term as governor of Georgia
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John Brown Gordon
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| December 6, 1886 |
Rome, Georgia is covered with more than 2 feet of snow
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Rome, Georgia |
| December 18, 1886 |
Ty Cobb born in Narrows (Banks County).
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Ty Cobb |
