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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1871
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| January 3, 1871 |
In a special election, the voters of Camden County choose to move the county seat from Jefferson to St. Marys. |
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Camden County, Georgia |
| January 18, 1871 |
Invitations go out for a University of Georgia Alumni meeting at the end of July. Benjamin Harvey Hill is to be the speaker. |
| April 29, 1871 |
U. S. Government "gives" the Dahlonega Mint to the state of Georgia for use in North Georgia College.
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Dahlonega, Georgia |
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Dahlonega Mint |
| May 16, 1871 |
South End Grounds, first home of today's Atlanta Braves, opens in Boston
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
| May 28, 1871 |
Airline Railroad reaches Gainesville
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| July 31, 1871 |
At a meeting of the University of Georgia Alumni Association Benjamin Harvey Hill coins the term "The New South."
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| August 1, 1871 |
Joseph Thomas Robert arrives in Augusta, Georgia and becomes head of the "Augusta Institute." Originally The Augusta Baptist institute, it had been renamed shortly before Robert's arrival. |
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Joseph Thomas Robert |
| September 10, 1871 |
Fire consumes the Gwinnett County courthouse.
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Gwinnett County, Georgia |
| October 30, 1871 |
Benjamin Conley, president of the Georgia Senate, begins term as governor of Georgia with the departure of Rufus Bullock
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| November 24, 1871 |
Athens, Georgia becomes the seat of government for Clarke County, replacing Watkinsville.
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Clarke County, Georgia |
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