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News Articles: James Oglethorpe

Original Georgia colony

Festival Celebrates Georgia History Across The State

The first colonial settlers landed with James Oglethorpe in February 1733 in what is now Savannah. The Georgia Historical Society celebrates the...

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On Savannah's Orleans Square, the Civic Center and its surrounding parking lot interrupt the original layout of streets, lanes, and lots.

Park Service Deems Savannah Historic District 'Threatened'

Savannah’s National Historic Landmark District is threatened. The National Park Service on Tuesday announced it was downgrading the district’s status...

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Atlanta, Georgia -- the Commercial Centre, a wood engraving drawn by Horace Bradley and published in Harper's Weekly, February 12, 1887.

A Brief History Of Alcohol (And The Lack Thereof) In Georgia

We’ve come a long way from 1733, when Georgia was founded as a dry colony. Views on drinking have ebbed and flowed over time and so have the laws that...

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