| January 1, 1826 |
Gwinnett County Academy opens
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Gwinnett County, Georgia |
| January 24, 1826 |
Treaty with the Creek at Washington, DC. This voided the Treaty of 1825 at Indian Springs
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Creek Indians |
| March 26, 1826 |
A supplement to the Creek Treaty of Jan 24 is signed. |
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Creek Indians |
| March 28, 1826 |
Harriet Ruggles Gold and Elias Boudinot marry
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Harriet Ruggles Gold |
| May 26, 1826 |
On a speaking tour of the northeast United States to raise money to establish a newspaper for the Cherokee Nation, Elias Boudinot speaks at the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia
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| June 15, 1826 |
Charles Henry Smith ("Bill Arp") born, Lawrenceville, GA
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Charles Henry Smith 'Bill Arp' |
| June 26, 1826 |
Georgia appoints a surveyor to establish the western boundary of the state.
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Georgia State Line |
| July 4, 1826 |
Thomas Jefferson dies on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which he wrote. |
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Thomas Jefferson |
| August 17, 1826 |
While establishing the Georgia-Alabama line, mathematician James Camak realizes he made an error in establishing the Tennessee-Georgia line and reports it to the state. |
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Georgia State Line |
| August 25, 1826 |
Surveyors mark the actual location of the Georgia-Alabama border. The Camak Stone is "uprooted" and moved to the correct location. |
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Georgia State Line |
| November 19, 1826 |
Joel Abbott dies, Lexington, Georgia
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| December 25, 1826 |
Jefferson Davis is confined to quarters at West Point during the "eggnog riot." He will later avoid court-martial because he was not in the room when Capt. Hitchcock entered it. He would enter it moments later and warn the cadets that Hitchcock was on his way.
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Jefferson Davis |
