Georgia Timeline History

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arrow 1540: Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto explores the area.

arrow 1565: Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez established numerous forts and missions

arrow 1670s: Pirates plague the settlements along the Georgia coastline

arrow 1716: Blackbeard, the pirate, headquarters on an offshore island

arrow 1732: King George II charters, and declares, Georgia the 13th colony

arrow 1733: James Oglethorpe establishes Georgia as the thirteenth colony based on the charter from King George II

arrow 1736: James Oglethorpe and a large group of colonists founded the city of Savannah

arrow 1788: British stage a surprise attack during the Revolutionary War, and capture Savannah
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