What was the capitol of georgia before atlanta.?

Answer 1

Milledgeville

In 1804 the Georgia legislature passed an act to move the Capital closer to the geographic center of the state. The fourth capital was named Milledgeville for John Milledge- Governor of Georgia (1802-06), United States Senator (1806-09) and donor of the land for the University of Georgia. Situated on the fall line of the Oconee River, Milledgeville was chosen because of its central location and ample springs.

A brick Gothic style Capitol was erected at a cost of $80,000. The General Assembly met for the first time in the building in 1807. Twice the building was partially destroyed by fire. Restored in 1943, the exterior of the present building is a replica of the original. Today, the Old Capitol is part of Georgia Military College. The Governor’s Mansion was built in 1838 and remains on that original site today.

Milledgeville remained the Capital of Georgia for 61 years. It was from here in 1861 that a special state convention voted for Georgia to secede from the Union. The Capital was occupied by Sherman during his March to the Sea. The legislature adjourned and later reconvened in Macon in 1865. At the end of the war, the Legislature was allowed to reconvene at the Capitol in Milledgeville. During the war, the Great Seal of Georgia was hidden by Secretary of State Nathan Barnett under his home. The Federals ordered an artist to make an identical seal. However, the artist put the soldier’s sword in the left hand instead of the right. This makes it possible for historians to recognize state papers stamped during that period.

With the removal of the capital to Atlanta in 1868, Milledgeville experienced an economic decline. By the late 19th and 20th centuries, Milledgeville's improved lighting, streets, telephone and water supply encouraged new building and commerce.

Answer 2

HISTORY OF GEORGIA CAPITALS

1777-78 Savannah
1779-80 Augusta*
1780-81 Heard's Fort*, miscellaneous sites in Wilkes County
1781-82 Augusta
1782 Ebenezer*, Savannah
1783 Augusta
1784 Savannah, Augusta
1785 Savannah
1786-96 Augusta
1796-1806 Louisville
1807-1864 Milledgeville
1864-65 Macon*
1865-68 Milledgeville
1868-present Atlanta

Answer 3

Savannah, Georgia Colonial capital, state capital (1777 – 1778, 1782, 1784, 1785)

Heard's Fort, Georgia Temporary state capital (1780 – 1781)

Ebenezer, Georgia Temporary state capital (1782)

Augusta, Georgia State capital (1779 – 1780, 1781 – 1784 alternated with Savannah, et al., 1786 – 1796)

Louisville, Georgia State capital (1796 – 1806)

Milledgeville, Georgia State capital (1807 – 1864, 1865 – 1868)

Macon, Georgia Temporary state capital during American Civil War (1864 – 1865)

Atlanta, Georgia State capital (1868 – current)

Answer 4

Georgia has had five OFFICIAL state capitals: colonial Savannah, which later alternated with Augusta; then for a decade at Louisville (pronounced Lewis-ville), and from 1806 through the American Civil War, at Milledgeville. In 1868, Atlanta became the fifth capital of the state. The state's legislature also met at other temporary sites, including Macon, especially during the Civil War.

Answer 5

State Capital Of Georgia

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What was the capitol of georgia before atlanta.?

Answer 7

Before or after it became a state? Gen. James Oglethorpe founded Savannah in 1740 so I imagine that could be considered the capital of Georgia before Atlanta.

Answer 8

Savannah

Answer 9

Never thought about it too much

Answer 10

it depends...