12 February 1733 A.D. GEN James Edwards Oglethorpe & 144 English Colonists Found Savannah, GA


12 February 1733 A.D. GEN James Edwards Oglethorpe & 144 English Colonists Found Savannah, GA

Editors. “1733English colonists led by James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, Ga..” History.com. N.d. https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/february-12/. Accessed 11 Feb 2015.

1733English colonists led by James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, Ga. Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe sailed up the Savannah River with 144 English men, women and children and in the name of King George II chartered the Georgia Crown Colony. He created the town of Savannah, to establish an ideal colony where silk and wine would be produced, based on a grid of streets around six large squares.

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