Timeline of Savannah, Georgia

Summary

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

18th century edit

19th century edit

20th century edit

21st century edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Savannah, Georgia". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Britannica 1910.
  3. ^ a b c d e George White (1849), Statistics of the State of Georgia, Savannah: W. Thorne Williams, OCLC 1349061, OL 6904242M
  4. ^ a b c d Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1711, OL 6112221M
  5. ^ "Christian Camphor House (Savannah, Ga.)". dlg.usg.edu. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Hugh McCall (1811–1816), History of Georgia, Savannah: Seymour & Williams, OCLC 1855580
  7. ^ Georgia: A Guide to its Towns and Countryside (1940)
  8. ^ Benjamin Griffith Brawley (1921), Social History of the American Negro, New York: Macmillan, OL 7190762M
  9. ^ Morse 1797.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
  11. ^ a b Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  12. ^ a b William Darby; Theodore Dwight Jr. (1834), New Gazetteer of the United States of America (2nd ed.), Hartford: E. Hopkins, p. 482
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i Sholes 1882.
  14. ^ "Historic Theatre Inventory". Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  15. ^ Alexander R. Lawton (June 1919), "The 'Savannah', the First Transatlantic Steamship", Georgia Historical Quarterly
  16. ^ Ease and Elegance, Madeira and Murder: The Social Life of Savannah's City Hotel, Malcolm Bell, Jr. (1992), p. 552
  17. ^ American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1832. Boston: Gray and Bowen. 1832.
  18. ^ Adiel Sherwood (1860), Gazetteer of Georgia (4th ed.), Macon, Ga: S. Boykin, OL 24245479M
  19. ^ Joseph Bancroft (1848), Census of the City of Savannah, Savannah: E.J. Purse, printer, OL 23413058M
  20. ^ MacDonell 1907.
  21. ^ a b Jones 1890.
  22. ^ Jane Lightcap Brown (1983). "From Augusta to Columbus: Thackeray's Experiences in Georgia, 1853 and 1856". Georgia Historical Quarterly. 67 (3): 305–320. JSTOR 40581097.
  23. ^ Kwesi DeGraft-Hanson, Unearthing the Weeping Time: Savannah's Ten Broeck Race Course and 1859 Slave Sale (2010), from SouthernSpaces.org.
  24. ^ "From the Savannah News, June 11th, the Late Explosion, Further Particulars". The Weekly Telegraph. June 14, 1859. p. 3. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  25. ^ "On This Day", New York Times, retrieved November 1, 2014
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  27. ^ Public Health Papers and Reports, Volume 5. American Public Health Association. 1880. p. 90.
  28. ^ a b City of Savannah 1993.
  29. ^ Centennial 2006.
  30. ^ Scouting for Girls: Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts (3rd ed.), New York, N.Y: Girl Scouts, Inc., 1922, OCLC 12687269, OL 23331597M
  31. ^ Linwood Taft (1921), Technique of Pageantry, New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, OCLC 4260624, OL 6636862M
  32. ^ "Savannah Economic Development Authority". Archived from the original on January 11, 1998.
  33. ^ a b Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Georgia", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
  34. ^ a b New Georgia Encyclopedia, Georgia Humanities Council, retrieved October 11, 2013
  35. ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Savannah, GA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  36. ^ a b Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: Georgia", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206
  37. ^ "About Us". Historic Savannah Foundation. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  38. ^ City of Savannah, Georgia. "Code of Ordinances". Retrieved May 1, 2015 – via MuniCode (Tallahassee, FL).
  39. ^ Mobley, Chuck. "Hurricane David, 30 years after the storm". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  40. ^ "Savannah, Both Sides", New York Times, October 3, 2014
  41. ^ "City of Savannah". Archived from the original on February 8, 1999 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  42. ^ "About Us". Islamic Center of Savannah. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  43. ^ Pluralism Project. "Savannah, Georgia". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  44. ^ "History". Savannah Philharmonic. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  45. ^ "Meet the Mayors". Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  46. ^ wsavnatalieguillet (December 2, 2015). "Eddie DeLoach wins the Savannah mayoral runoff election Tuesday night". WSAV. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  47. ^ Savannah, Connect. "Governor calls for full mandatory evacuation of GA coast". Connect Savannah. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  48. ^ "Gov. Deal issues evacuation order for Chatham County, coastal Georgia". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  49. ^ Peebles, Will. "Savannah Law School to close after spring semester". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  50. ^ Evans, Sean (July 21, 2017). "Savannah City Council votes to dissolve SCMPD merger; effective Feb. 1, 2018". WTOC-TV. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  51. ^ Ray, Brittini. "Roy Minter sworn in as Savannah police chief". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  52. ^ "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

Bibliography edit

Published in 18th–19th century edit

  • Jedidiah Morse (1797), "Savannah", American Gazetteer, Boston: S. Hall, and Thomas & Andrews
  • John Melish (1818), "Savannah", Travels through the United States of America, in the years 1806 & 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811, Belfast: Reprinted by Jos. Smyth
  • "Savannah", The North American Tourist, New York: A.T. Goodrich, 1839
  • Joseph Bancroft, ed. (1848). Census of the City of Savannah...to Which is Added a Commercial Directory (2nd ed.). E. J. Purse, printer – via HathiTrust.
  • "Great Cities of the United States: Savannah, Georgia", De Bow's Review, vol. 17, pp. 30 v, September 1854, hdl:2027/njp.32101065216861
  • Thomas Baldwin; J. Thomas (1854). "Savannah". New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co.
  • R.H. Long (1863), "Savannah", Hunt's Gazetteer of the Border and Southern States, Pittsburgh, Pa.: John P. Hunt
  • F.D. Lee; J.L. Agnew (1869), Historical record of the city of Savannah, Savannah: J.H. Estill, OL 7125369M
  • Charles H. Jones (1873), "Savannah", Appletons' Hand-book of American Travel: the Southern Tour, New York: D. Appleton & Co.
  • B.H. Richardson (1875), Pleasure Guide for Northern Tourists and Invalids: Sketch of the Resorts on Savannah, Skidaway & Seaboard Railroad, Savannah, OL 23367197M{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Atlantic and Gulf Railroad (1879), "Savannah", Guide to Southern Georgia and Florida (5th ed.), Savannah, Ga., OCLC 1805741{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Directory of the City of Savannah. A.E. Sholes. 1880 – via HathiTrust.
    • 1881
    • Sholes' Directory of the City of Savannah. 1882 – via Google Books.
    • 1884
    • 1896
  • A guide to strangers visiting Savannah for business, health, or pleasure, Savannah, Ga.: J.H. Estill, 1881, OCLC 15086225, OL 6904259M
  • Savannah: her trade, commerce and industries, 1883-4, Savannah: Jno. E. Land, 1884, OL 23368885M
  • "Savannah" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (9th ed.). 1886.
  • Adelaide Wilson (1889), Historic and Picturesque Savannah, Boston: Boston Photogravure Co., OCLC 003846336, OL 25126895M
  • Charles C. Jones Jr. (1890), History of Savannah, Ga., Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason & Co.
  • Savannah. Ocean Steamship Co. of Savannah. 1899.
  • "Savannah", Rand, McNally & Co.'s Handy Guide to the Southeastern States, Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1899 – via Internet Archive
  • "Savannah", Reunion, Georgia Division, U.C.V.: Official programme and guide book, Savannah, Ga., 1899, OCLC 5242393{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Published in 20th century edit

1900s–1950s
  • Savannah. 1904.
  • F.H. Richardson (1905). "Savannah, Ga.". Richardson's Southern Guide. Chicago: Monarch Book Company – via Internet Archive.
  • "Savannah, Georgia, a Leader of the New South", National Magazine, Boston: Chapple Publishing Co., 1905
  • A.H. MacDonell (1907), Code of the City of Savannah of 1907
  • "Savannah", United States (4th ed.), Leipzig: K. Baedeker, 1909, OCLC 02338437
  • "Savannah" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 240–241.
  • Maude Heyward; Elizabeth V. McLaws (1910), Illustrated guide to Savannah, Savannah, OL 23412048M{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • William Harden (1913), History of Savannah and South Georgia, Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company
  • Federal Writers' Project (1937), Savannah, American Guide Series, Savannah{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
1950s–1990s
  • Alexander A. Lawrence, A Present for Mr. Lincoln: The Story of Savannah from Secession to Sherman (Macon, Ga.: Ardivan Press, 1961).
  • Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Savannah", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
  • Preston Russell and Barbara Hines, Savannah: A History of Her People since 1733 (Savannah, Ga.: Frederic C. Beil, 1992).
  • "Monuments and Fountains of Savannah", Historical Documents & Research, City of Savannah, Research Library & Municipal Archives, 1993
  • Trudy Ring and Robert M. Salkin, ed. (1995). "Savannah". Americas. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Routledge. p. 650+. ISBN 978-1-134-25930-4.
  • Whittington B. Johnson, Black Savannah, 1788-1864 (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1996).
  • Derek Smith, Civil War Savannah (Savannah, Ga.: Frederic C. Beil, 1997).
  • Patrick Allen, ed., Literary Savannah (Athens, Ga.: Hill Street Press, 1998).
  • "The South: Georgia: Savannah", USA, Let's Go, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999, OL 24937240M

Published in 21st century edit

  • Mills B. Lane, Savannah Revisited: History and Architecture, 5th ed. (Savannah, Ga.: Beehive Press, 2001).
  • Charles J. Elmore (2002). Savannah, Georgia. Black America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia.
  • Walter J. Fraser Jr., Savannah in the Old South (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2003).
  • Research Library & Municipal Archives (2006), "Century of History: Savannah City Hall Centennial, 1906-2006 (timeline)", Historical Documents & Research, City of Savannah
  • Jacqueline Jones, Saving Savannah: The City and the Civil War (New York: Knopf, 2008).
  • Kwesi DeGraft-Hanson (2010). "Unearthing the Weeping Time: Savannah's Ten Broeck Race Course and 1859 Slave Sale". Southern Spaces. doi:10.18737/M76K6J.

External links edit

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