A Little Georgia, USA History

The last of the 13 colonies established by the British was Georgia. The very first White Settlers promoted other people to come to the colony of Georgia.

On July7, 1742 the British attacked the Spanish (the original settlers) and defeated them in the battle of Bloody Marsh on St. Simons island and removed from Georgia permanently.

More people came and settled in Georgia, making divisions in the state to eight parishes according to the English System. When Georgia declared its independence from the British Rule in January 1776, a separate council was elected. Savannah was made its new capital and the legislature’s meeting took place in 1777 and again in 1778.

During the revolution some locals still believed in their loyalty to the British king and they also were fighting with other revolutionaries. Between 1783 and 1785 the Georgia’s Assembly kept rotating between Savannah and Augusta, and the Governor made his office in these two cities.

Georgia suffered lots of loss during the revolution and people from other states were pouring in, due to its policies and availability of lands.

In February 1785, Augusta was made the capital of Georgia because it had a fort and a trading post, but in just one year the assembly started looking for another capital.

The assembly then decided to build a new capital near Augusta within proximity of an Indian trading post. The new capital was named ‘Louisville’ in honour of King Louis XVI of France for his role in the revolution.

No proof of the building exists today as it was later changed into a county courthouse and finally destroyed.

A new site was chosen which was geographically in the center of the Georgia State. A brick Gothic style building was erected on the banks of river Oconee and was called “Milledgeville.” The assembly met there in 1807 and it remained the capital for the next 61 years.

With the economy at a good stage people were getting restless and then a war broke out between the locals and General William Tecumseh Sherman’s forces. He kept marching up to Savannah and on to the sea. Thousands of men and young boys lost their life in the War.

After the War, development in Georgia was a little slow. The price of cotton also went down.

The Democrats were the only political party of Georgia that was emerging. Industry was also expanding very slowly. Then in the 20th century when World War II took place, Atlanta became famous because of the transportation facilities. Now it became the Cultural, Financial and Commercial center of the South East.

Farmers who were let down by the cotton production adopted new techniques. Along with it lots of social and political changes came.

Chief Vann House State Historic Site is also called ‘The show piece of the Cherokee Nation.’ This two storey brick mansion was built in 1804.

This place is decorated with beautiful Cherokee hand carvings made in natural hues of red, blue, yellow and green, the hanging stairway and many fine antiques.

20 years before the Gold rush seekers to California, Gold seekers had flocked to North Georgian town and started mining operations. In their memory Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site was built.

In the period between 1838 to 1861 millions of Gold coins minted in the Dahlonega town. The museum offers its visitors a look at the mining history of Georgia and displays lots of Gold coins. In the town you can also shop for Gold nuggets and pan for Gold.