The city of Savannah, Georgia, the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia.[1] It is known as Georgia's first planned city and attracts millions of visitors, who enjoy the city's architecture and historic structures such as the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America), the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (one of the South's first public museums), the First African Baptist Church (one of the oldest black Baptist congregations in the United States), Congregation Mickve Israel (the third-oldest synagogue in America), and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex (the oldest standing antebellum rail facility in America).[1][2] Today, Savannah's downtown area is one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the United States (designated in 1966).[A] [1]
Contents
1History
1.1Native settlers
1.2Arrival of the British
1.3Growth of the Colony
1.4British colony
1.5American Revolution
1.6Late 18th/Early 19th century
1.7American Civil War
1.8Late 19th century
1.920th century
2Original design
3Economic development
3.1Cotton industry
3.2Heavy industry and manufacturing
3.3Development of the tourism industry
4See also
5Further reading
6Notes
7References
8External links
The city of Savannah, Georgia, the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia.[1] It is known as Georgia's first planned city and attracts millions of visitors, who enjoy the city's architecture and historic structures such as the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America), the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (one of the South's first public museums), the First African Baptist Church (one of the oldest black Baptist congregations in the United States), Congregation Mickve Israel (the third-oldest synagogue in America), and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex (the oldest standing antebellum rail facility in America).[1][2] Today, Savannah's downtown area is one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the United States (designated in 1966).[A] [1]
Contents
1History
1.1Native settlers
1.2Arrival of the British
1.3Growth of the Colony
1.4British colony
1.5American Revolution
1.6Late 18th/Early 19th century
1.7American Civil War
1.8Late 19th century
1.920th century
2Original design
3Economic development
3.1Cotton industry
3.2Heavy industry and manufacturing
3.3Development of the tourism industry
4See also
5Further reading
6Notes
7References
8External links
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