Timeline of Savannah, Georgia
The following is a timeline of the history of Savannah, Georgia, United States.
1998 Floyd Adams become the First African American to become the Mayor of the City of Savannah. He was a Democrat.
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]
- 1800 – Population: 5,146.[8]
19th century
- 1802 – Savannah Volunteer Guards established.[3]
- 1809 – Savannah Society Library founded.[9]
- 1810 – Population: 5,315.[10]
- 1812 – Hibernian Society organized.[11]
- 1817 – Savannah Steamboat Company in business.[3]
- 1818 – Savannah theatre established.[3][12]
- 1819
- May: Steamboat Savannah travels to Liverpool, England.[13]
- May: U.S. president Monroe visits town.[2]
- William Scarbrough House (residence) built.
- 1820 – January: Fire.[10]
- 1824 – Savannah Fire Company formed.[2]
- 1825 – March: Lafayette visits town.[2]
- 1830 – Population: 7,303.[14]
- 1831 – Savannah–Ogeechee Canal constructed.
- 1833 – First Baptist Church built.
- 1834 – Oglethorpe Barracks built (approximate date).
- 1837 – Central Railroad begins operating.[15]
- 1839 – Georgia Historical Society organized.[3]
- 1840 – Population: 11,214.[8]
- 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.[16]
- 1850
- Daily Morning News begins publication.
- Custom House built.[3]
- 1853
- Forsyth Place (park) laid out.[11][17]
- Catholic Diocese of Savannah[11] and Laurel Grove Cemetery established.
- St. John's Church consecrated.
- 1854
- Yellow fever outbreak.[18]
- Augusta and Savannah Railroad in operation (approximate date).
- 1855 – Young Men's Literary Association organized.[9][19]
- 1858 – Old Harbor Light erected.
- 1859
- First African Baptist Church rebuilt.
- The Great Slave Auction at Ten Broeck Race Course, March 2 & 3.[20]
- 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.[21]
- 1867 – Beach Institute established.[11]
- 1868 – Mercer House (residence) built (approximate date).
- 1870 – McCarthy's Business College established.[11]
- 1871 – Abend Zeitung newspaper begins publication.[11]
- 1873 – First Bryan Baptist Church rebuilt.
- 1874 – Youth's Historical Society founded.[11]
- 1875
- Colored Tribune newspaper begins publication.[22]
- Savannah Rifle Association established.[11]
- 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.[23]
- Population: 30,709.[8]
- 1882 – Ford Dramatic Association incorporated.[11]
- 1883 – City boundaries expanded.[3]
- 1886 – Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences opens.
- 1887 – Tybee-Savannah railway built.[18]
- 1890 – Population: 43,189.[8]
- 1891 – Georgia Industrial College established.[3]
- 1893 – August: Sea Islands hurricane.
- 1900
- Population: 54,244.[8]
- Great Dane Trailers founded as the Savannah Blowpipe Company
20th century
- 1901 – City boundaries expanded.[3]
- 1902 – Benedictine College founded.
- 1906 – Savannah City Hall rebuilt.[3][24]
- 1908 – Savannah, Augusta and Northern Railway in operation (approximate date).
- 1910 – Population: 65,064.[8]
- 1912 – Girl Guides of America founded.[25]
- 1919 – April: Savannah Centennial Pageant performed.[26]
- 1920 – Population: 83,252.[8]
- 1925 – Savannah Economic Development Authority established.[27]
- 1926 – Municipal Stadium built.
- 1929
- WTOC radio begins broadcasting.[28]
- Savannah Municipal Airport begins operating.
- Savannah Technical College established.
- 1935
- Armstrong Junior College founded.
- Union Bag and Paper opens mill.[29]
- 1939 – WSAV radio begins broadcasting.[28]
- 1942 – U.S. Army Chatham Field (airfield) active.
- 1950 – Little Theatre of Savannah founded.
- 1951 – Palm Drive-In movie theatre opens.[30]
- 1953 – Talmadge Memorial Bridge built to Hutchinson Island (Georgia).
- 1954
- Council–manager form of government adopted.
- WTOC-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[31]
- 1955 – Historic Savannah Foundation organized.[32]
- 1956
- WSAV-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[31]
- Juliette Gordon Low house museum opens.
- 1960
- Travis Field airport terminal built.
- Population: 147,537.[8]
- 1967 – Grumman Aircraft Engineering Co. opens Savannah office.[29]
- 1968 – Abercorn Plaza shopping centre opens for business.
- 1969 – Oglethorpe Mall opens up for business.
- 1970
- John Rousakis becomes mayor.
- Population: 118,349.
- 1974 – Savannah Civic Center opens.
- 1976 – Abercorn Cinema opens.[30]
- 1977 – City Records Committee established.[33]
- 1978 – Savannah College of Art and Design founded.
- 1979 – September: Hurricane David makes landfall.[34]
- 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.[23]
- Lady & Sons restaurant in business.[35]
- 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).[36]
- 2000 – Lucas Theatre renovated.[30]
21st century
- 2002 – Islamic Center of Savannah established.[37][38]
- 2004 – Otis Johnson becomes mayor.
- 2005
- Abercorn Walk shopping center in business.
- Savannah-Chatham Metro Police established.
- 2009 – The Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra is established.[39]
- 2010 – Population: 136,286.
- 2012
- Edna Jackson becomes mayor.[40]
- Savannah Law School established.
- 2016
- Eddie Deloach becomes mayor, first Republican since 1996.[41]
- All of Savannah and Chatham county east of I95 was evacuated ahead of Hurricane Matthew.[42]
- 2017 – All of Savannah and Chatham County east of I95 evacuated due to the impact of Hurricane Irma.[43]
- 2018 –
- Savannah Law School closed.[44]
- City and county police merger ends, separating the two agencies.[45]
- Roy Minter sworn in as new police chief of Savannah Police Department.[46]
See also
- History of Savannah, Georgia
- List of mayors of Savannah, Georgia
- Timelines of other cities in Georgia: Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon
References
- "Savannah, Georgia". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- George White (1849), Statistics of the State of Georgia, Savannah: W. Thorne Williams, OCLC 1349061, OL 6904242M
- Britannica 1910.
- Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1711, OL 6112221M
- Hugh McCall (1811–1816), History of Georgia, Savannah: Seymour & Williams, OCLC 1855580
- Benjamin Griffith Brawley (1921), Social History of the American Negro, New York: Macmillan, OL 7190762M
- Morse 1797.
- Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
- Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- William Darby; Theodore Dwight Jr. (1834), New Gazetteer of the United States of America (2nd ed.), Hartford: E. Hopkins, p. 482
- Sholes 1882.
- "Historic Theatre Inventory". Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- Alexander R. Lawton (June 1919), "The 'Savannah', the First Transatlantic Steamship", Georgia Historical Quarterly
- American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1832. Boston: Gray and Bowen.
- Adiel Sherwood (1860), Gazetteer of Georgia (4th ed.), Macon, Ga: S. Boykin, OL 24245479M
- Joseph Bancroft (1848), Census of the City of Savannah, Savannah: E.J. Purse, printer, OL 23413058M
- MacDonell 1907.
- Jones 1890.
- Jane Lightcap Brown (1983). "From Augusta to Columbus: Thackeray's Experiences in Georgia, 1853 and 1856". Georgia Historical Quarterly. 67 (3): 305–320. JSTOR 40581097.
- Kwesi DeGraft-Hanson, Unearthing the Weeping Time: Savannah's Ten Broeck Race Course and 1859 Slave Sale (2010), from SouthernSpaces.org.
- "On This Day", New York Times, retrieved November 1, 2014
- "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- City of Savannah 1993.
- Centennial 2006.
- Scouting for Girls: Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts (3rd ed.), New York, N.Y: Girl Scouts, Inc., 1922, OCLC 12687269, OL 23331597M
- Linwood Taft (1921), Technique of Pageantry, New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, OCLC 4260624, OL 6636862M
- "Savannah Economic Development Authority". Archived from the original on January 11, 1998.
- Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Georgia", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
- New Georgia Encyclopedia, Georgia Humanities Council, retrieved October 11, 2013
- "Movie Theaters in Savannah, GA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: Georgia", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206
- "About Us". Historic Savannah Foundation. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- City of Savannah, Georgia. "Code of Ordinances". Retrieved May 1, 2015 – via MuniCode (Tallahassee, FL).
- Mobley, Chuck. "Hurricane David, 30 years after the storm". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- "Savannah, Both Sides", New York Times, October 3, 2014
- "City of Savannah". Archived from the original on February 1999 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- "About Us". Islamic Center of Savannah. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- Pluralism Project. "Savannah, Georgia". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- "History". Savannah Philharmonic. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- "Meet the Mayors". Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- wsavnatalieguillet (2015-12-02). "Eddie DeLoach wins the Savannah mayoral runoff election Tuesday night". WSAV. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
- Savannah, Connect. "Governor calls for full mandatory evacuation of GA coast". Connect Savannah. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
- News, Savannah Morning. "Gov. Deal issues evacuation order for Chatham County, coastal Georgia". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
- Peebles, Will. "Savannah Law School to close after spring semester". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
- Evans, Sean. "Savannah City Council votes to dissolve SCMPD merger; effective Feb. 1, 2018". WTOC-TV. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- Ray, Brittini. "Roy Minter sworn in as Savannah police chief". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
Bibliography
Published in 18th–19th century
- Jedidiah Morse (1797), "Savannah", American Gazetteer, Boston: S. Hall, and Thomas & Andrews
- John Melish (1818), "Savannah", Travels through the United States of America, in the years 1806 & 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811, Belfast: Reprinted by Jos. Smyth
- "Savannah", The North American Tourist, New York: A.T. Goodrich, 1839
- Joseph Bancroft, ed. (1848). Census of the City of Savannah...to Which is Added a Commercial Directory (2nd ed.) – via HathiTrust.
- "Great Cities of the United States: Savannah, Georgia", De Bow's Review, 17, September 1854, hdl:2027/njp.32101065216861
- Thomas Baldwin; J. Thomas (1854). "Savannah". New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co.
- R.H. Long (1863), "Savannah", Hunt's Gazetteer of the Border and Southern States, Pittsburgh, Pa.: John P. Hunt
- F.D. Lee; J.L. Agnew (1869), Historical record of the city of Savannah, Savannah: J.H. Estill, OL 7125369M
- Charles H. Jones (1873), "Savannah", Appletons' Hand-book of American Travel: the Southern Tour, New York: D. Appleton & Co.
- B.H. Richardson (1875), Pleasure Guide for Northern Tourists and Invalids: Sketch of the Resorts on Savannah, Skidaway & Seaboard Railroad, Savannah, OL 23367197M
- Atlantic and Gulf Railroad (1879), "Savannah", Guide to Southern Georgia and Florida (5th ed.), Savannah, Ga., OCLC 1805741
- Directory of the City of Savannah. A.E. Sholes. 1880 – via HathiTrust.
- 1881
- Sholes' Directory of the City of Savannah. 1882 – via Google Books.
- 1884
- 1896
- A guide to strangers visiting Savannah for business, health, or pleasure, Savannah, Ga.: J.H. Estill, 1881, OCLC 15086225, OL 6904259M
- Savannah: her trade, commerce and industries, 1883-4, Savannah: Jno. E. Land, 1884, OL 23368885M
- Adelaide Wilson (1889), Historic and picturesque Savannah, Boston: Boston Photogravure Co., OCLC 003846336, OL 25126895M
- Charles C. Jones Jr. (1890), History of Savannah, Ga., Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason & Co.
- Savannah. Ocean Steamship Co. of Savannah. 1899.
- "Savannah", Rand, McNally & Co.'s Handy Guide to the Southeastern States, Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1899 – via Internet Archive
- "Savannah", Reunion, Georgia Division, U.C.V.: Official programme and guide book, Savannah, Ga., 1899, OCLC 5242393
Published in 20th century
- 1900s–1950s
- Savannah. 1904.
- F.H. Richardson (1905). "Savannah, Ga.". Richardson's Southern Guide. Chicago: Monarch Book Company – via Internet Archive.
- "Savannah, Georgia, a Leader of the New South", National Magazine, Boston: Chapple Publishing Co., 1905
- A.H. MacDonell (1907), Code of the City of Savannah of 1907
- "Savannah", United States (4th ed.), Leipzig: K. Baedeker, 1909, OCLC 02338437
- "Savannah", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- Maude Heyward; Elizabeth V. McLaws (1910), Illustrated guide to Savannah, Savannah, OL 23412048M
- William Harden (1913), History of Savannah and South Georgia, Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company
- Federal Writers' Project (1937), Savannah, American Guide Series, Savannah
- 1950s–1990s
- Alexander A. Lawrence, A Present for Mr. Lincoln: The Story of Savannah from Secession to Sherman (Macon, Ga.: Ardivan Press, 1961).
- Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Savannah", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
- Preston Russell and Barbara Hines, Savannah: A History of Her People since 1733 (Savannah, Ga.: Frederic C. Beil, 1992).
- "Monuments and Fountains of Savannah", Historical Documents & Research, City of Savannah, Research Library & Municipal Archives, 1993
- Trudy Ring and Robert M. Salkin, ed. (1995). "Savannah". Americas. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Routledge. p. 650+. ISBN 978-1-134-25930-4.
- 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).
- "The South: Georgia: Savannah", USA, Let's Go, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999, OL 24937240M
Published in 21st century
- Mills B. Lane, Savannah Revisited: History and Architecture, 5th ed. (Savannah, Ga.: Beehive Press, 2001).
- Charles J. Elmore (2002). Savannah, Georgia. Black America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia.
- Walter J. Fraser Jr., Savannah in the Old South (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2003).
- Research Library & Municipal Archives (2006), "Century of History: Savannah City Hall Centennial, 1906-2006 (timeline)", Historical Documents & Research, City of Savannah
- Jacqueline Jones, Saving Savannah: The City and the Civil War (New York: Knopf, 2008).
- Kwesi DeGraft-Hanson (2010). "Unearthing the Weeping Time: Savannah's Ten Broeck Race Course and 1859 Slave Sale". Southern Spaces. doi:10.18737/M76K6J.
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- "Savannah", New Georgia Encyclopedia, Georgia Humanities Council
- 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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