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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1823
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| February 26, 1823 |
Joseph LeConte, geologist, founded, along with John Muir, The Sierra Club, born, Liberty County, Georgia
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Liberty County, Georgia |
| February 27, 1823 |
Union officer Ferdinand vanDerveer (alternate spelling Van Derveer) born, Middletown, Ohio
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| April 3, 1823 |
U. S. Congress approves $500,000 to purchase all Georgia reservations
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| April 10, 1823 |
Thomas Reade Rootes (T. R. R.) Cobb born, Jefferson, Georgia
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Thomas Reade Rootes (T. R. R.) Cobb |
| July 22, 1823 |
William Bartram dies, Philadelphia, PA
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William Bartram |
| August 28, 1823 |
Rev. Daniel Butrick, a Morovian missionary, makes an entry in his personal diary describing today's Rock City as a 'citadel of rocks...' atop Lookout Mountain
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Lookout Mountain |
| November 1, 1823 |
Jeremiah Griffin invents the stamp mill, a method for crushing rock, from which gold is then extracted |
| November 7, 1823 |
George Michael Troup begins term as governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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George Michael Troup |
| December 8, 1823 |
Decatur County created
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Stephen Decatur
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Decatur County, Georgia |
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