Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1917 <<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 1900's 1910's 1920's 1930's 1940's 1950's 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's Year 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 February 8, 1917 Kennesaw Mountain, west of Marietta, is authorized by Congress to become a memorial to the men who died in the Civil War battle. It is transferred from the War Department to the National Parks Service   Marietta, GA   Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park April 2, 1917 President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany   Woodrow Wilson April 6, 1917 With America's imminent entry into The Great War, the battleship Georgia is recommissioned, serving as an escort and troop transport April 6, 1917 United States declares war on Germany   Woodrow Wilson May 21, 1917 Atlanta Fire destroys 300 acres of homes and businesses totaling 1938 structures. Although 10,000 people were displaced by the fire no one was killed.   Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) July 27, 1917 Bacon County created   Augustus Bacon   Creation of Georgia Counties   Bacon County, Georgia August 15, 1917 Atkinson County created   Creation of Georgia Counties   Atkinson County, Georgia August 21, 1917 Treutlen County created   John Treutlen   Creation of Georgia Counties   Treutlen County, Georgia September 14, 1917 Poet Byron Herbert Reece is born in the vicinity of Vogel State Park December 9, 1917 Civil Rights attorney Donald Hollowell born, Wichita, Kansas   Donald L. Hollowell December 18, 1917 Ossie Davis born, Cogdell, Georgia   Ossie Davis December 31, 1917 Seaboard Air Line Railroad inaugural service on a new rail line between Savannah and Charleston greatly reduces the time it takes to travel between these two cities.   City of Savannah, Georgia 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 1900's 1910's 1920's 1930's 1940's 1950's 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's Year 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
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