
River Street at Twilight Savannah Georgia

by Dawna Moore Photography
Title
River Street at Twilight Savannah Georgia
Artist
Dawna Moore Photography
Medium
Photograph - Nature Photography
Description
Savannah's recorded history begins in 1733. That's the year General James Oglethorpe and the 120 passengers of the good ship "Anne" landed on a bluff high along the Savannah River in February. Oglethorpe named the 13th and final American colony "Georgia" after England's King George II. Savannah became its first city.
The plan was to offer a new start for England's working poor and to strengthen the colonies by increasing trade. The colony of Georgia was also chartered as a buffer zone for South Carolina, protecting it from the advance of the Spanish in Florida.
Under the original charter, individuals were free to worship as they pleased and rum, lawyers and slavery were forbidden - for a time. (visitsavannah.com)
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March 5th, 2014
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