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. The new colony was named the 13th and final American colony "Georgia" after King George II of England. Savannah became its first city. Oglethorpe wanted 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.
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