Timeline of Savannah, Georgia
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The following is a timeline of the history of Savannah, Georgia, United States.
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18th century
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- 1733
- Savannah founded in British Colony of Georgia by James Oglethorpe.
- Ellis, Johnson, Percival, and St. James Squares laid out per Oglethorpe Plan.
- 1734 - Solomon's Lodge (Masonic lodge) founded.
- 1735 - Congregation Mickve Israel formed.[1]
- 1739 - Creek leader Tomochichi buried in Percival Square.[2]
- 1740 - Bethesda Orphanage founded near town.
- 1750
- 1754
- Savannah becomes capital of British Province of Georgia.[4]
- Pirates' House Inn in business.
- 1755
- January 1: Georgia legislature convenes.[3]
- Independent Presbyterian Church founded.
- 1775
- January: Provincial Congress held.[3]
- June: Committee of Safety organized at the liberty pole.[5]
- 1778
- December 29: Battle of Savannah; British in power.
- Georgia state capital relocated from Savannah to Augusta.[3]
- 1779 - Town Hall built.[3]
- 1782
- 1786
- 1788
- Town becomes part of the U.S. state of Georgia.
- African Baptist Church,[6] and Chatham Academy established.[3]
- 1789 - Savannah chartered as a city.[3]
- 1790 - John Houstoun becomes mayor.
- 1796 - November 26: Fire.[7]
19th century
- 1802 - Savannah Volunteer Guards established.[3]
- 1809 - Savannah Society Library founded.[8]
- 1810 - Population: 5,315.[9]
- 1812 - Hibernian Society organized.[10]
- 1817 - Savannah Steamboat Company in business.[3]
- 1818 - Savannah theatre established.[3][11]
- 1819
- May: Steamboat Savannah travels to Liverpool, England.[12]
- May: U.S. president Monroe visits town.[2]
- William Scarbrough House (residence) built.
- 1820 - January: Fire.[9]
- 1824 - Savannah Fire Company formed.[2]
- 1825 - March: Lafayette visits town.[2]
- 1830 - Population: 7,303.[13]
- 1831 - Savannah–Ogeechee Canal constructed.
- 1833 - First Baptist Church built.
- 1834 - Oglethorpe Barracks built (approximate date).
- 1837 - Central Railroad begins operating.[14]
- 1839 - Georgia Historical Society organized.[3]
- 1842 - Convent of St. Vincent de Paul founded.[3]
- 1844 - Savannah Institution for Savings instituted.[2]
- 1846 - Bonaventure Cemetery established near town.
- 1847 - Fort Pulaski built near town.
- 1848 - Population: 13,573.[15]
- 1850
- Daily Morning News begins publication.
- Custom House built.[3]
- 1853
- Forsyth Place (park) laid out.[10][16]
- Catholic Diocese of Savannah[10] and Laurel Grove Cemetery established.
- St. John's Church consecrated.
- 1854
- Yellow fever outbreak.[17]
- Augusta and Savannah Railroad in operation (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 1855 - Young Men's Literary Association organized.[8]
- 1858 - Old Harbor Light erected.
- 1859 - First African Baptist Church rebuilt.
- 1860 - Central of Georgia Depot built.
- 1861
- Port blockaded by U.S. government.[3]
- Green House (residence) built.
- 1864 - December 22: Savannah taken by Union forces.[18]
- 1867 - Beach Institute established.[10]
- 1868 - Mercer House (residence) built (approximate date).
- 1870 - McCarthy's Business College established.[10]
- 1871 - Abend Zeitung newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1873 - First Bryan Baptist Church rebuilt.
- 1874 - Youth's Historical Society founded.[10]
- 1875
- Colored Tribune newspaper begins publication.[19]
- Savannah Rifle Association established.[10]
- 1876 - Cathedral of St. John the Baptist dedicated.[3]
- 1878 - Congregation Mickve Israel synagogue built.[3]
- 1879 - City boundaries expanded.[3]
- 1880 - Confederate memorial built in Forsyth Park.[20]
- 1882 - Ford Dramatic Association incorporated.[10]
- 1883 - City boundaries expanded.[3]
- 1886 - Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences opens.
- 1887 - Tybee-Savannah railway built.[17]
- 1891 - Georgia Industrial College established.[3]
- 1893 - August: Sea Islands hurricane.
20th century
- 1901 - City boundaries expanded.[3]
- 1902 - Benedictine College founded.
- 1906 - City Hall rebuilt.[3][21]
- 1908 - Savannah, Augusta and Northern Railway in operation (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 1910 - Population: 65,064.[3]
- 1912 - Girl Guides of America founded.[22]
- 1919 - April: Savannah Centennial Pageant performed.[23]
- 1925 - Savannah Economic Development Authority established.[24]
- 1926 - Municipal Stadium built.
- 1929
- Savannah Municipal Airport begins operating.
- Savannah Technical College established.
- 1935
- Armstrong Junior College founded.
- Union Bag and Paper opens mill.[25]
- 1942 - U.S. Army Chatham Field (airfield) active.
- 1950 - Little Theatre of Savannah founded.
- 1951 - Palm Drive-In movie theatre opens.[26]
- 1953 - Talmadge Memorial Bridge built to Hutchinson Island (Georgia).
- 1954 - Council–manager form of government adopted.
- 1955 - Historic Savannah Foundation organized.[27]
- 1956 - Juliette Gordon Low house museum opens.
- 1960
- Travis Field airport terminal built.
- Population: 147,537.
- 1967 - Grumman Aircraft Engineering Co. opens Savannah office.[25]
- 1968 - Abercorn Plaza shopping centre in business.
- 1969 - Oglethorpe Mall in business.
- 1970
- John Rousakis becomes mayor.
- Population: 118,349.
- 1974 - Savannah Civic Center opens.
- 1976 - Abercorn Cinema opens.[26]
- 1977 - City Records Committee established.[28]
- 1978 - Savannah College of Art and Design founded.
- 1979 - September: Hurricane David.
- 1981 - Coastal State Prison built.
- 1986 - Chatham Area Transit established.
- 1988 - Savannah Music Festival founded.
- 1990
- Savannah Mall (the city's second shopping mall) in business.
- Talmadge Memorial Bridge rebuilt.
- 1991
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial built in Emmet Park.[20]
- Lady & Sons restaurant in business.[29]
- 1994
- Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport terminal built.
- Bestseller book about Savannah Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil published.
- 1998 - Savannah Dance Theatre established.
- 1999
- Georgia Tech Savannah established.
- City website online (approximate date).[30][chronology citation needed]
21st century
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- 2000 - Lucas Theatre renovated.[26]
- 2002 - Islamic Center of Savannah established.[31][32]
- 2004 - Otis Johnson becomes mayor.
- 2005
- Abercorn Walk shopping centre in business.
- Savannah-Chatham Metro Police established.
- 2009 - The Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra is established.[33]
- 2010 - Population: 136,286.
- 2012 - Edna Jackson becomes mayor.[34]
- 2012 - Savannah Law School established.
See also
References
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- ↑ MacDonell 1907.
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- ↑ 20.0 20.1 City of Savannah 1993.
- ↑ Centennial 2006.
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Bibliography
Published in the 18th-19th century
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Published in the 20th century
- 1900s-1950s
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- 1950s-1990s
- Alexander A. Lawrence, A Present for Mr. Lincoln: The Story of Savannah from Secession to Sherman (Macon, Ga.: Ardivan Press, 1961).
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- Preston Russell and Barbara Hines, Savannah: A History of Her People since 1733 (Savannah, Ga.: Frederic C. Beil, 1992).
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- Whittington B. Johnson, Black Savannah, 1788-1864 (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1996).
- Derek Smith, Civil War Savannah (Savannah, Ga.: Frederic C. Beil, 1997).
- Patrick Allen, ed., Literary Savannah (Athens, Ga.: Hill Street Press, 1998).
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Published in the 21st century
- Mills B. Lane, Savannah Revisited: History and Architecture, 5th ed. (Savannah, Ga.: Beehive Press, 2001).
- Walter J. Fraser Jr., Savannah in the Old South (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2003).
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- Jacqueline Jones, Saving Savannah: The City and the Civil War (New York: Knopf, 2008).
External links
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- University of Texas, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. Maps of Savannah, various dates
- Items related to Savannah, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
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