Timeline of Savannah, Georgia Stadium

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The following is a timeline of the history of Savannah, Georgia, United States.

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18th century

• 1733
  • Savannah founded in British Colony of Georgia by James Oglethorpe.
  • Ellis, Johnson, Percival, and St. James Squares laid out per Oglethorpe Plan.
• 1734 - Solomon's Lodge (Masonic lodge) founded.
• 1735 - Congregation Mickve Israel formed.
• 1739 - Creek leader Tomochichi buried in Percival Square.
• 1740 - Bethesda Orphanage founded near town.
• 1750
  • Christ Church built.
  • Savannah Female Asylum founded.
• 1754
  • Savannah becomes capital of British Province of Georgia.
  • Pirates' House Inn in business.
• 1755
  • January 1: Georgia legislature convenes.
  • Independent Presbyterian Church founded.
• 1775
  • January: Provincial Congress held.
  • June: Committee of Safety organized at the liberty pole.
• 1778
  • December 29: Battle of Savannah; British in power.
  • Georgia state capital relocated from Savannah to Augusta.
• 1779 - Town Hall built.
• 1782
  • British occupation ends.
  • Georgia state capital relocated to Savannah from Augusta.
• 1786
  • Georgia state capital relocated again from Savannah to Augusta.
  • Chatham Artillery established.
• 1788
  • Town becomes part of the U.S. state of Georgia.
  • African Baptist Church, and Chatham Academy established.
• 1789 - Savannah chartered as a city.
• 1790 - John Houstoun becomes mayor.
• 1796 - November 26: Fire.

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19th century

• 1800 - Population: 5,146.
• 1802 - Savannah Volunteer Guards established.
• 1809 - Savannah Society Library founded.
• 1810 - Population: 5,315.
• 1812 - Hibernian Society organized.
• 1817 - Savannah Steamboat Company in business.
• 1818 - Savannah theatre established.
• 1819
  • May: Steamboat Savannah travels to Liverpool, England.
  • May: U.S. president Monroe visits town.
  • William Scarbrough House (residence) built.
• 1820 - January: Fire.
• 1824 - Savannah Fire Company formed.
• 1825 - March: Lafayette visits town.
• 1830 - Population: 7,303.
• 1831 - Savannah-Ogeechee Canal constructed.
• 1833 - First Baptist Church built.
• 1834 - Oglethorpe Barracks built (approximate date).
• 1837 - Central Railroad begins operating.
• 1839 - Georgia Historical Society organized.
• 1840 - Population: 11,214.
• 1842 - Convent of St. Vincent de Paul founded.
• 1844 - Savannah Institution for Savings instituted.
• 1846 - Bonaventure Cemetery established near town.
• 1847 - Fort Pulaski built near town.
• 1848 - Population: 13,573.
• 1850
  • Daily Morning News begins publication.
  • Custom House built.
• 1853
  • Forsyth Place (park) laid out.
  • Catholic Diocese of Savannah and Laurel Grove Cemetery established.
  • St. John's Church consecrated.
• 1854
  • Yellow fever outbreak.
  • Augusta and Savannah Railroad in operation (approximate date).
• 1855 - Young Men's Literary Association organized.
• 1858 - Old Harbor Light erected.
• 1859 - First African Baptist Church rebuilt.
• 1860 - Central of Georgia Depot built.
• 1861
  • Port blockaded by U.S. government.
  • Green House (residence) built.
• 1864 - December 22: Savannah taken by Union forces.
• 1867 - Beach Institute established.
• 1868 - Mercer House (residence) built (approximate date).
• 1870 - McCarthy's Business College established.
• 1871 - Abend Zeitung newspaper begins publication.
• 1873 - First Bryan Baptist Church rebuilt.
• 1874 - Youth's Historical Society founded.
• 1875
  • Colored Tribune newspaper begins publication.
  • Savannah Rifle Association established.
• 1876 - Cathedral of St. John the Baptist dedicated.
• 1878 - Congregation Mickve Israel synagogue built.
• 1879 - City boundaries expanded.
• 1880
  • Confederate memorial built in Forsyth Park.
  • Population: 30,709.
• 1882 - Ford Dramatic Association incorporated.
• 1883 - City boundaries expanded.
• 1886 - Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences opens.
• 1887 - Tybee-Savannah railway built.
• 1890 - Population: 43,189.
• 1891 - Georgia Industrial College established.
• 1893 - August: Sea Islands hurricane.

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20th century

• 1900
  • Population: 54,244.
  • Great Dane Trailers founded as the Savannah Blowpipe Company
• 1901 - City boundaries expanded.
• 1902 - Benedictine College founded.
• 1906 - City Hall rebuilt.
• 1908 - Savannah, Augusta and Northern Railway in operation (approximate date).
• 1910 - Population: 65,064.
• 1912 - Girl Guides of America founded.
• 1919 - April: Savannah Centennial Pageant performed.
• 1920 - Population: 83,252.
• 1925 - Savannah Economic Development Authority established.
• 1926 - Municipal Stadium built.
• 1929
  • Savannah Municipal Airport begins operating.
  • Savannah Technical College established.
• 1935
  • Armstrong Junior College founded.
  • Union Bag and Paper opens mill.
• 1942 - U.S. Army Chatham Field (airfield) active.
• 1950 - Little Theatre of Savannah founded.
• 1951 - Palm Drive-In movie theatre opens.
• 1953 - Talmadge Memorial Bridge built to Hutchinson Island (Georgia).
• 1954 - Council-manager form of government adopted.
• 1955 - Historic Savannah Foundation organized.
• 1956 - Juliette Gordon Low house museum opens.
• 1960
  • Travis Field airport terminal built.
  • Population: 147,537.
• 1967 - Grumman Aircraft Engineering Co. opens Savannah office.
• 1968 - Abercorn Plaza shopping centre in business.
• 1969 - Oglethorpe Mall in business.
• 1970
  • John Rousakis becomes mayor.
  • Population: 118,349.
• 1974 - Savannah Civic Center opens.
• 1976 - Abercorn Cinema opens.
• 1977 - City Records Committee established.
• 1978 - Savannah College of Art and Design founded.
• 1979 - September: Hurricane David.
• 1981 - Coastal State Prison built.
• 1986 - Chatham Area Transit established.
• 1988 - Savannah Music Festival founded.
• 1990
  • Savannah Mall (the city's second shopping mall) in business.
  • Talmadge Memorial Bridge rebuilt.
• 1991
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial built in Emmet Park.
  • Lady & Sons restaurant in business.
• 1994
  • Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport terminal built.
  • Bestseller book about Savannah Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil published.
• 1998 - Savannah Dance Theatre established.
• 1999
  • Georgia Tech Savannah established.
  • City website online (approximate date).

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21st century

• 2000 - Lucas Theatre renovated.
• 2002 - Islamic Center of Savannah established.
• 2004 - Otis Johnson becomes mayor.
• 2005
  • Abercorn Walk shopping centre in business.
  • Savannah-Chatham Metro Police established.
• 2009 - The Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra is established.
• 2010 - Population: 136,286.
• 2012 - Edna Jackson becomes mayor.
• 2012 - Savannah Law School established.

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