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FAMOUS FIRSTS IN SAVANNAH, GA.
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It is apropos that SAVANNAH, GA, the FIRST CITY in the State of Georgia, was the location of many FAMOUS FIRST occurences. The "FIRST Girl Scout Troop in the United States", the "FIRST Practical Cotton Gin" (1793 by Eli Whitney), and the "FIRST City Planned on a System of Squares" (1734), are examples.
Additionally, many FAMOUS PEOPLE were born and raised in Savannah. Johnny Mercer, award winning songwriter, and Robert N. Cronk, FIRST person born in the United States in 1924, are two of them.
This website, "FAMOUS FIRSTS IN SAVANNAH, GA", is designed to list the many first occurences in Savannah, GA, and to provide links to various websites in which these events and births are shown.
Listed below (in chronological order) are some, but not all, of these occurences and births. Periodical updates, as learned, will be added to make this site as complete as possible.
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FAMOUS FIRSTS IN SAVANNAH, GA.
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February 12, 1733
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA -- FIRST CITY founded in Georgia by James Edward Oglethorpe. He founded Georgia's FIRST Colony (America's 13th Colony, which later became the State of Georgia).
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (One)" at the end of this page.)
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February 12, 1733
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA -- FIRST Capiltol of the 13th Colony
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (One)" at the end of this page.)
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1733
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA -- FIRST Capitol of the State of Georgia. later moved to Atlanta.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (One)" at the end of this page.)
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1733
FIRST Jewish Congregation in the South.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Two)" at the end of this page. Then click on "Additional Websites (Seven)" at bottom. Finally click on "First Jewish Congregation" at bottom of that page (seven).)
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1734
FIRST Agricultural Experimental Garden in North America.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Six)" at the end of this page,)
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1734
FIRST City Planned on a System of Squares in North America.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Two)" at the end of this page.)
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1735
FIRST Silk Exportation from America (At Savannah, GA).
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Two)" at the end of this page. Then click on "Additional Websites (Seven)" at bottom. Finally click on "First Silk Exportation" at bottom of that page (seven).)
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1736
FIRST Moravian Church in America.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Two)" at the end of this page. Then click on "Additional Websites (Seven)" at bottom. Finally click on "First Moravian Church" at bottom of that page (seven).)
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1736
FIRST English Hymnal in America.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Two)" at the end of this page. Then click on "Additional Websites (Seven)" at bottom. Finally click on "First English Hymnal" at bottom of that page (seven).)
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1736
FIRST Sunday School in America.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Two)" at the end of this page.)
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1736
FIRST Lighthouse on the South Atlantic Coast.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Three)" at the end of this page.)
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1740
FIRST Horse Race in Georgia.
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1763
FIRST Garden for the Blind in the Southeast.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (One)" at the end of this page. ______________________________________________________________________
1777
The First African Baptist Church of Savannah, GA, is the FIRST and oldest black church in North America.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Six)" at the end of this page.)
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1788
FIRST Public School in Georgia. (Massie school in Savannah, GA.)
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Six)" at the end of this page.)
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1788
FIRST Negro Baptist Congregation in the United States.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Six)" at the end of this page.)
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1793
FIRST Practical Cotton Gin. (Invented near Savannah, GA. by Eli Whitney.)
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Six)" at the end of this page.)
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1794
FIRST Golf Course in America built at Savannah, GA.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Five)" at the end of this page.)
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Built 1799
FIRST ship named "Savannah" was built in Savannah, GA.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Five)" at the end of this page.)
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b. January 21, 1813 - d. July 13, 1890
JOHN FREMONT born in Savannah, GA. Famous explorer.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Two)" at the end of this page.)
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1819
FIRST Steamship to Cross an Ocean. ("SS Savannah")
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Three)" at the end of this page.)
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1834
The FIRST Iron Sea Vessel, the John Randolph, was built in Savannah.
For more, click on "Additional Websites (Five)" at the end of this page.)
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b. October 1, 1835 -- d. February 8, 1888
ROBERT HOUSTON ANDERSON - Born in Savannah, GA. Brigadier General CSA and Former Mayor of Savannah, GA.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Four)" at the end of this page.)
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1862
FIRST use of a Rifled Cannon in Modern Warfare at Ft. Pulaski.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Five)" at the end of this page.)
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b. June 19, 1877 -- d. August 30,1961
CHARLES COBURN born in Savannah, GA. He was an Award Winning Actor.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Three)" at the end of this page.)
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1886
FIRST Building in the United States Built Over a Public Street.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Three)" at the end of this page.)
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b. August 5, 1889 - d. August 17, 1973
CONRAD AIKEN born in Savaannah, GA. He was a renowned poet.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (One)" at the end of this page.)
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circa 1900
FIRST Public Health Agency established in Savannah, GA, more than one hundred years ago.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Three)" at the end of this page.)
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b. November 18, 1909 - d. June 25, 1976
JOHNNY MERCER born. He was an award winning songwriter.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Two)" at the end of this page.)
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1911
FIRST Motorized Fire Department in the United States.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Four)" at the end of this page.)
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March 12, 1912
FIRST Girl Scouts of America Founded in Savannah, GA, by Juliette Gordon Low.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Three)" at end of this page.
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b. 10/31/1860 - d. 1/17/1927
JULIETTE GORDON LOW - Founder of First Girl Scout Troop (first known as "Girl Guides") in the United States. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Two)" at the end of this page.)
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Registered March 12, 1912
MARGARET DAISY GORDON (Neice of Juliette Low) was first registered Girl Guide in the United States (in Savannah, GA). (The name "Girl Guides" was changed to "Girl Scouts" in 1913.)
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January 1, 1924
ROBERT N. CRONK born - First Person Born in the United States in 1924 (in Savannah, GA). He was born at exactly five seconds after midnight on January 1, 1924.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (One)" at the end of this page.)
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June 2, 1941
STACEY KEACH born. Award winning actor.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Four)" at the end of this page.)
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June 23, 1948
CLARENCE THOMAS born. He was a Supreme Court Associate Justice.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Four)" at the end of this page.)
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May 22, 1958
Construction began (in Camden, NJ) on the WORLD'S FIRST Nuclear Powered Ship (N. S. Savannah). This ship was launched on July 21, 1959.
(For more. click on "Additional Websites (Five)" at the end of this page.)
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1993
FIRST City to Introduce a Computerized Reservation System Available to 290,000 Travel Agency Computer Terminals Throughtout the World.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Five)" at the end of this page.)
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August 6, 2003
FIRST Gulfstream G300 Large Cabin, midrange Business Jet Airplane was Delivered to Royal Jet, a Charter Jet Operator. Manufactured by Gulfstream Aerospace, a Savannah Corporation.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Six)" at the end of this page.)
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NICE PHOTOS OF SAVANNAH LANDMARKS AND SAVANNAH SCENES.
(For more, click on "Additional Websites (Four)" at the end of this page.)
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