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  2. History of Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    The history of Georgia in the United States of America spans pre-Columbian time to the present-day U.S. state of Georgia. The area was inhabited by Native American tribes for thousands of years. A modest Spanish presence was established in the late 16th century, mostly centered on Catholic missions. The Spanish had largely withdrawn from the ...

  3. Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    The Province of Georgia was established in 1732, ... Presbyterian Church in America, had at its founding date 14 congregations and 2,800 members; ...

  4. Portal:Georgia (U.S. state)/Intro - Wikipedia

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    Georgia / ˈ dʒ ɔːr dʒ ə / ⓘ is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies . Named after King George II of Great Britain , Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution , on January 2, 1788.

  5. List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union

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    The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]

  6. History of Georgia (country) - Wikipedia

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    The earliest agricultural Neolithic occupation dates between 6000 and 5000 BC. [3 ... King Mirian III established Christianity in Georgia as the official state ...

  7. Province of Georgia - Wikipedia

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    The Province of Georgia [1] (also Georgia Colony) was one of the Southern Colonies in colonial-era British America. In 1775 it was the last of the Thirteen Colonies to support the American Revolution. The original land grant of the Province of Georgia included a narrow strip of land that extended west to the Pacific Ocean. [2]

  8. The 30+ Oldest Universities In The U.S.

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    Established in 1802. Location: Orange County, New York. The oldest continuously occupied military post in America, West Point dates back to the Revolutionary War, when both sides realized they ...

  9. Georgia Day - Wikipedia

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    Georgia Day is the holiday which the U.S. state of Georgia recognizes in honor of its colonial founding as the Province of Georgia. On February 12, 1733 [NS] [ 1 ] James Oglethorpe landed the first settlers in the Anne , at what was to become Georgia's first city (and later the first state capital ), Savannah .