James Edward Oglethorpe
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Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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1633/01/13 | James Oglethorpe and 113 colonist heading to Georgia arrive in Charles Town harbor on the frigate ANNE. | Founder | Charleston Harbor | ||||
1733/00/00 | General James Oglethorpe builds Fort Argyle near the confluence of the Ogeechee and Canoochee Rivers. | Work | Old Fort Argyle Site | Fort Stewart | |||
1733/02/01 | Gen James Oglethorpe establishes the Colony of Georgia, named for King George II of England, and lays out its first city, Savannah. | Founder | Georgia | United States of America | |||
1733/02/01 | Gen James Oglethorpe establishes the Colony of Georgia, named for King George II of England, and lays out its first city, Savannah. | Founder | Savannah Historic District | Savannah | |||
1734/00/00 | James Oglethorpe grants 2,000 acres on the Ogeechee River at Sterling Bluff to Hugh and William Sterling. The Sterlings ultimately abandoned the grant. | Work | Richmond Hill Plantation | Richmond Hill | |||
1736/00/00 | Fort Frederica is established by James Oglethorpe to protect the southern boundary of his new colony of Georgia from the Spanish in Florida. | Founder | Fort Frederica National Monument | Georgia |
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