First newspapers in Georgia…

February 15, 2010 by  
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Georgia, founded in 1733, was named after King George II of Great Britain. James Johnston, a Scotsman, was the colony’s first printer. He established the “Georgia Gazette“at Savannah on April 7, 1763. The “Gazette” was issued with intermissions and changes of name for nearly forty years. During one of the intermissions Johnston published the “Royal Georgia Gazette“, which he purchased from John Hammerer who had started it on January 21, 1779.

John E. Smith started the “Georgia State Gazette or Independent Register” at Augusta on Sept. 30, 1786. In 1789 it became the “Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State” and later was shorted to just the “Augusta Chronicle“.

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  1. ada on October 4th, 2013 2:25 pm

    I need some info. on the georgia gazette for a school project and so far i found barely any info! Im trying 2 compare the georgia gazeete 2 the london gazette in the 1700s, during the stamp act and all the revolutionary stuff. But i cant find any good newspapers that i can understand. but this site is helping 2 some extent.

  2. ada on October 4th, 2013 2:25 pm

    I need some info. on the georgia gazette for a school project and so far i found barely any info! Im trying 2 compare the georgia gazeete 2 the london gazette in the 1700s, during the stamp act and all the revolutionary stuff. But i cant find any good newspapers that i can understand. but this site is helping 2 some extent.

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