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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1914
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| February 14, 1914 |
Augustus Bacon dies, Washington D. C.
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Augustus Bacon |
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Bacon County, Georgia |
| February 24, 1914 |
Jim Conley, self-professed accomplice to the murder of Mary Phagan, is sentenced to a year of hard labor for his role in the crime.
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Leo Frank and the murder of Mary Phagan |
| March 14, 1914 |
"Rather strong" earthquake struck the south-central area of Morgan County. |
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Morgan County, Georgia |
| April 14, 1914 |
Oliver Hardy's first film, Outwitting Dad, is released. |
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Oliver Hardy |
| May 20, 1914 |
79 workers walk off the job at the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill, Atlanta, Georgia
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| May 26, 1914 |
In a letter to the editor, an Atlanta Constitution reader suggests carving a monument to the Confederacy at Stone Mountain
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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Stone Mountain |
| June 14, 1914 |
In the Atlanta Georgian, John Temple Graves, editor of the New York American, calls for the creation of a memorial to the men who fought for the Confederacy. |
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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Stone Mountain |
| June 27, 1914 |
50 years after the battle of Kennesaw Mountain a monument to the battle carved by J. Mario Korbel is unveiled in the vicinity of the heaviest fighting (Cheatham Hill)
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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| July 7, 1914 |
Barrow County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Barrow County, Georgia |
| July 14, 1914 |
Candler County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Candler County, Georgia |
| August 6, 1914 |
Ellen Louise Axson dies, Washington D. C.
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| August 6, 1914 |
Ellen Axson Wilson, wife of President Woodrow Wilson, dies in the White House from complications due to Bright's Disease (an obsolete term for kidney disease)
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Woodrow Wilson |
| August 11, 1914 |
Last game is play at South End Grounds, Boston, first home of Atlanta Braves
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
| August 11, 1914 |
Evans County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Evans County, Georgia |
| November 3, 1914 |
Carl Vinson wins election to the U. S. House of Representatives, becoming the youngest Congressman in American history
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Carl Vinson, Father of the Two Ocean Navy
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