SAVANNAH, Ga. — Michael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia's colonial founder. Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the accomplishments of ...

On Monday, Georgia marks the 291st anniversary of its founding by General James Oglethorpe. When it was founded on Feb. 12, 1733, the colony of Georgia was envisioned as a unique economic development ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - More than 30 authors are coming to the Hostess City this weekend as part of a celebration of written word that is the Savannah Book Festival. The featured books range from ...

A: James Oglethorpe was a member of the Royal African Company, as of course were many other English gentlemen. But I think that Oglethorpe's opposition to slavery in Georgia had to do with the ...

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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Michael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia’s colonial founder. Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the accomplishments ...

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