Georgia History - New Georgia Encyclopedia
Sep 25, 2009 · Georgia's history is integrally linked to that of the rest of the South and the rest of the nation. But as the largest state east of the Mississippi, the youngest and southernmost of the thirteen colonies, and by 1860 the most populous southern state, Georgia is in certain respects historically distinctive.
History & Archaeology - New Georgia Encyclopedia
June in Georgia History Fanny Kemble 1809-1893. Stetson Kennedy 1916-2011. King Center ...
Georgia Historical Society - New Georgia Encyclopedia
Jun 3, 2005 · The Georgia History Festival, which began as Georgia Days in the mid-1960s, is an educational program that commemorates the Georgia colony’s founding on February 12, 1733. Geared toward K-12 students, this living history event in Savannah features craft workshops, the two-day Colonial Faire and Muster event at Wormsloe State Historic Site ...
New Georgia Encyclopedia
The New Georgia Encyclopedia is a proud recipient of three W3 awards, including a gold award for best education website. Given annually by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts , W3 awards recognize excellence in digital design from the biggest agencies, the smallest firms, and everyone in between.
July in Georgia History - New Georgia Encyclopedia
Jun 3, 2014 · A number of significant historical events have occurred in Georgia during the month of July. 1700-1749 1733 The founders of Congregation Mickve Israel, the South’s oldest Jewish congregation, arrived in Savannah. 1742 The Battle of Bloody Marsh, a skirmish between English and Spanish forces on St. Simons Island, took place on July 7. 1750-1799 1782 […]
Georgia Historical Quarterly - New Georgia Encyclopedia
Aug 19, 2005 · The Georgia Historical Quarterly, the scholarly journal of the Georgia Historical Society, has been published continuously since 1917. It continues to serve the aims set out in its inaugural issue: to collect, preserve, and disseminate Georgia history. The Quarterly began publication in Savannah almost eighty years after the society’s founding in 1839. During the …
October in Georgia History
Oct 3, 2013 · A number of significant historical events have occurred in Georgia during the month of October. 1750-1799 1765 Naturalists John and William Bartram discovered a small grove of trees with white flowers along the southern reaches of the Altamaha River; the species became commonly known as the Franklin tree. 1776 Georgia held its first constitutional convention […]
Georgia History Textbooks - New Georgia Encyclopedia
Apr 1, 2003 · Georgia history textbooks are used in the state’s public school systems to educate eighth-grade students about Georgia’s diverse past, cultures, and peoples. These textbooks also discuss current political, economic, and social events (in Georgia and the United States) and seek to illustrate the organization and duties of local, state, and federal governmental systems. The …
January in Georgia History
Dec 19, 2013 · A number of significant historical events have occurred in Georgia during the month of January. 1750-1799 1751 On January 1 the British House of Commons, at the request of the Trustees, overturned the ban on slavery in the Georgia colony. 1776 During the Revolutionary War, British forces moved warships onto the Savannah River. 1779 On […]
Gold Rush - New Georgia Encyclopedia
Jan 22, 2003 · There are several popular stories of the beginning of Georgia’s gold rush; but in fact, no one is really certain who made the first discovery or when. According to one anecdote, John Witheroods found a three-ounce nugget along Duke’s Creek in Habersham County (present-day White County). Another says that Jesse Hogan, a prospector from North Carolina, […]