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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1609 <<Previous year Next year>>
| May 23, 1609 |
Second Charter of Virgina is granted. This sets the southern limit as a line running west to the South Seas (Pacific Ocean) from a point 200 miles south of Point Comfort, where the James River runs into Chesapeake Bay. This includes most of present-day north Georgia
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| July 1, 1609 |
[circa] Spanish establish a mission at San Buenaventura |
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