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The State of Georgia's Birthday, February 12  Original Colony of Georgia settled by Oglethorpe  on this day in 1733   Send a HaveADixieDay e-Card and show your Pride in our  Great State of Georgia.
February 12 1733 Under the New Style calendar, this is the day celebrated as Georgia Day to mark the landing of James Oglethorpe and the first colonists at Yamacraw Bluff. According to the Old Style of dating in effect at the time, the colonists actually arrived Feb. 1, 1732/33. For the story of how Feb. 1, 1732/33 (Old Style) represents Feb. 12, 1733 (New Style), click here.
Stained glass window showing James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi at Christ Church, Frederica, St. Simons Island	Oglethorpe's plan (1734) for Savannah was based around a series of public squares.	1745 Oglethorpe was promoted to Major General
Click here for a biography of James Oglethorpe, the first governor of Georgia.	James Oglethorpe picked a location 20 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean for the first Colony in Georgia.
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Updated February 5, 2005