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The city of Savannah, Georgia, ... Savannah State University was founded in 1890 and is the oldest African-American public college in Georgia. [20] 20th century
Savannah (/ s ə ˈ v æ n ə / sə-VAN-ə) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County.Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. [6]
Savannah Female Asylum founded. [2] 1754 Savannah becomes capital of British Province of Georgia. [4] Pirates' House Inn in business. 1755 January 1: Georgia legislature convenes. [2] Independent Presbyterian Church founded. 1762 – Bonaventure Plantation established. c. 1764 – The Christian Camphor Cottage was built. It is believed to be ...
James Edward Oglethorpe founded the Georgia Colony, and the town of Savannah, in 1733. The new Georgia colony was authorized under a grant from George II to a group constituted by Oglethorpe as the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America, or simply the Georgia Trustees.
The James Oglethorpe Monument in Chippewa Square, Savannah, Georgia, created by sculptor Daniel Chester French and architect Henry Bacon, was unveiled in 1910. [123] Oglethorpe faces south, toward Georgia's one-time enemy in Spanish Florida, and his sword is drawn. [124] Another of Savannah's squares, Oglethorpe Square, is named for him.
During his mayoral service, he was elected to the Georgia General Assembly as a member of the House of Representatives in 1835. In 1838, he was elected to the Georgia Senate. He founded and served as the first president of the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia, which would later be reorganized as the Central of Georgia Railway.
A century of Georgia Agriculture, 1850–1950 (1954) Steely, Mel. The Gentleman from Georgia: The Biography of Newt Gingrich Mercer University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-86554-671-1. Tuck, Stephen G. N. Beyond Atlanta: The Struggle for Racial Equality in Georgia, 1940–1980. University of Georgia Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8203-2265-2.
The James Oglethorpe Monument is a public monument in Chippewa Square, Savannah, Georgia, United States. It honors James Oglethorpe, the founder of the Province of Georgia, who established the city of Savannah in 1733. Efforts to erect the monument began in 1901 and were led by members of several patriotic groups in the city.