He was born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1909.

This date in 1819 marked the sailing of the S. S. `` Savannah '' from Savannah, Georgia, for Liverpool.

* Benedictine Military School, a high school in Savannah, Georgia

* 1864 – American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea – Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's Union Army troops reach the outer Confederate defenses of Savannah, Georgia.

* 1864 – Savannah, Georgia falls to General William Tecumseh Sherman, concluding his " March to the Sea ".

* 1778 – American Revolutionary War: 3, 000 British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.

* 1958 – A hydrogen bomb known as the Tybee Bomb is lost by the US Air Force off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, never to be recovered.

* 1733 – Englishman James Oglethorpe founds Georgia, the 13th colony of the Thirteen Colonies, and its first city at Savannah ( known as Georgia Day ).

Numerous one-off gnome parades have been held, including in Savannah, Georgia ( April 2012 ) and Cleveland, Ohio ( May 2011 ).

* Savannah Campaign, conducted around Georgia during November and December 1864.

Harry Connick, Jr. in concert, Savannah, Georgia, Feb 27, 2007

McPherson was born in Savannah, Georgia.

* 1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.

* 1819 – The leaves port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

When he was nine, his family moved to Savannah, Georgia.

To the south, the British were said to be funding the Creek Indian raids ; Savannah was fortified, the State of Georgia under martial law.

In 1885, he married Ellen Louise Axson, the daughter of a minister from Savannah, Georgia during a visit to her relatives in Rome, Georgia.

** Establishment of United States VIII Bomber Command, later to become the Eighth Air Force, in Savannah, Georgia.

* March 21 – Alexander Stephens, Vice President of the Confederacy, gives the infamous Cornerstone Speech in Savannah, Georgia, in which he declares that slavery is the natural condition of blacks and the foundation of the Confederacy.

* December 4 – American Civil War – Sherman's March to the Sea: At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General Sherman's campaign of destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to Savannah, GA ( Union forces suffer more than 3 times the casualties as the Confederates, however ).

** The Tybee Bomb, a 7, 600 pound ( 3, 500 kg ) Mark 15 hydrogen bomb, is lost in the waters off Savannah, Georgia.

* May 22 – The SS Savannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, although only a fraction of the trip will be made under steam.

Award of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory contract to LLNS LLC took effect October 1, 2007, rounding out Bechtel's control of the bulk of the US nuclear weapons facilities including LANL ( design ), LLNL ( design ), Savannah River Site ( nuclear materials ), Hanford Site ( nuclear materials ), Pantex Plant ( assembly / disassembly ), and Y-12 National Security Complex ( nuclear materials ).

* USS Savannah ( AOR-4 ), a US Navy Wichita class replenishment oiler

Greens Creek: Named for the creek which flows through most of the township before emptying into Savannah Creek, Greens Creek Township is served by US 441, in the form of a four-lane highway along the western edge.

Columbia County is a county located in the US state of Georgia along the Savannah River.

* Savannah River Site, a US Department of Energy site

Effective October 1, 2007, the US Department of Energy awarded Bechtel partnership LLNS LLC the contract to operate Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Bechtel has a presence, through various partnerships, in the bulk of the US nuclear weapons facilities, including Los Alamos National Laboratory ( design and pit production ), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ( design ), Savannah River Site ( nuclear materials ), Hanford Site ( nuclear materials ), Pantex Plant ( assembly / disassembly ), Y-12 National Security Complex ( nuclear materials ), and the Nevada Test Site ( subcritical testing ).

Savannah / Hilton Head is served by Delta ( along with Delta Connection carrier Shuttle America ), United Airlines, US Airways, and American Eagle.

At the community of Thunderbolt, US 80 crosses the Wilmington River and proceeds across the islands and marshes along the Atlantic Coast east of Savannah.

It was involved in such programs as training US officers for the nuclear-powered merchant ship, the NS Savannah.

I-516 spurs both northwest and southeast of I-16, traveling from the split of US 80, SR 21, SR 25, and SR 26 in Garden City to the West DeRenne Avenue / Montgomery Street intersection in southern Savannah.

US 250 continues southeast until it meets SR 60, and the two routes enter Savannah on North Main Street and pass straight through town.

Some, such as the one in Savannah, Georgia, continued as outpatient low-income health clinics up to 2003 while others, such as the large hospital in San Francisco on the grounds of the US Army Presidio, were diverted to other Federal and military uses.

When Hunter AFB was transferred to the US Army in 1967 becoming Hunter Army Airfield, the radar site was renamed Savannah Air Force Station ( AFS ).

It goes northwesterly along SR 21, paralleling the Savannah River, to Millen, where it meets US 25.

A western branch of the Savannah River Parkway runs from Interstate 16 south of Statesboro north and northwestward ( following US 25 ) to meet the main parkway roadway in Millen.

The 1st Ranger Battalion is an elite special operations unit of the US Army that is currently based at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia, United States.

These cats can weigh up to 40 lbs ( according to Lifestyle Pets ) and cost US $ 22, 000 which meant the Savannah cats bred by Shirk were each resold as Asheras for around 4 times their original price.

* Savannah Town, South Carolina, a historic settlement near Augusta, Georgia

A historic marker in front of the Harris County Courthouse erected in 1954 by the Georgia Historical Commission reads as follows: " This county, created by Acts of the Legislature December 14, 1827, is named for Charles Harris, eminent Savannah jurist.

The site is ideally located on a four-lane divided highway only from Interstate 95 and within of the Georgia Ports, the Savannah International Airport and the historic City of Savannah.

Oglethorpe designed the town of Savannah and his work can still be seen in the historic district.

In Savannah, Georgia tourists and locals can visit three historic sites which relate to the life of Juliette Gordon Low.

* James Arthur Williams ( 1930 – 1990 ), central character in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and antiques dealer and restorer of historic homes from Savannah, Georgia

Midtown is also the home of the Atlanta campus of Savannah College of Art and Design, which is located in historic buildings throughout the district.

Trustee's Theater in Downtown Savannah The college holds numerous lectures, performances and film screenings at two historic theaters it owns, the Trustees Theater and the Lucas Theatre for the Arts.

The historic goldrush town of Croydon is located in the heart of the Gulf Savannah, 562 km west of Cairns.

Its architectural significance has been compared to the French Quarter in New Orleans, the historic districts of Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, and Greenwich Village in New York City.

* Lafayette Square, one of 22 public squares in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia

The college was originally located downtown Savannah in the historic Armstrong House adjacent to Forsyth Park in downtown Savannah.

Forsyth Park is a large city park that occupies in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia.