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Georgia History

 

 

Prehistoric Period

Georgia's Prehistoric Indians

Spanish Georgia

Georgia Before Oglethorpe
European Exploration of the "New World"
Map of Spanish Missions in Georgia: 1526-1686
Timeline of Spanish Exploration and Colonization: 1492-1542
Native American Conquest
 

Georgia as an English Colony

Monarchs of Britain
Fort King George
James Edward Oglethorpe
Early settlement of Darien
Moravians in Georgia, 1735-40
Battle of Bloody Marsh
Georgia Salzburgers
Colonial North America: 1492-1763
 
 

American Revolution to the Civil War

Georgia's Signers of the Declaration of Independence
American Revolution in Georgia
Georgia Regiments in the American Revolution
Georgia Bounty Land Grants (Secretary of State)
Dahlonega Gold Rush and U.S. Mint
Roster of the Georgia Guard (1831)
Gold coins minted in Georgia (description and images)
Augusta Canal National Heritage Area
Civil War in Georgia
 

Reconstruction to the 20th Century

Thomasville and northern industrialists
Oct. 2, 1898 hurricane

Georgia in the 20th Century

Alonzo Herndon family
Atlanta Race Riot of 1906
Atlanta Fire of 1917
Atlanta Labor Strike of 1914-1915
"Atlanta Petition" of March 5, 1918
Berry College
Coca-Cola
Georgia state appropriations (FY 1964 - present)
Leo Frank Case
Leo Frank Case (GeorgiaInfo)
Liberty Ships
Pink Morton
Three Governor Affair
Rise of Georgia's tufted bedspread industry

 

General Information

Georgia African-American history and culture
Georgia Indians
Historical Documents Related to Georgia
Diaries, Journals, and Letters Related to Georgia
Online Books and Articles Related to Georgia
Famous Georgians
Historical information about Georgia governors
Burial sites of famous Georgia politicans (listed by office)
Georgia Historic Preservation Online Project
Historic Forts in Georgia
Historical Roadside Markers (in Northeast Georgia)
Flags That Have Flown Over Georgia
History of Georgia's Capitol and Capital Cities
Georgia Counties: Dates and Order of Creation
WPA Life Histories from Georgia (73 interviews)
Photos and Other Images Related to Georgia History
Georgia Firsts
U.S. Firsts in Georgia
Georgia on Stamps
Savannah's Historic Squares
Statues and Monuments in Georgia
U.S. Historical Census Data Browser
 

Georgia Railroads



Atlanta railroad history
Central of Georgia Railway Historical Page
Story of the "General"
"The Great Locomotive Chase"
History of Underground Atlanta
Georgia Railroad Attractions
Southeastern Railway Museum
 

 

Historical Organizations, Societies and Libraries

 
Georgia Department of Archives and History
Society of Georgia Archivists
Georgia Historical Society
Georgia Humanities Council
Hargrett Library (University of Georgia)
Historical Societies in Georgia
Richard B. Russell Library (University of Georgia)




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