Savannah is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River,the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. A strategic port city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War,Savannah is today an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport. It is Georgia's fifth most populous city,with a 2020 U.S. census population of 147,780. The Savannah metropolitan area,Georgia's third-largest,had a 2020 population of 404,798.
Chatham County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Georgia,on the state's Atlantic coast. The county seat and largest city is Savannah. One of the original counties of Georgia,Chatham County was created February 5,1777,and is named after William Pitt,1st Earl of Chatham.
Garden City is a city in Chatham County,Georgia,United States,located just northwest of Savannah. As of the 2020 census,the city had a population of 10,289. Part industrial and part residential,the city is home to much of the heavy industry in Chatham County. It hosts the largest and busiest ocean terminal of the Port of Savannah,the flagship operation of the Georgia Ports Authority.
State Route 21 (SR 21) is an 84.4-mile-long (135.8 km) state highway that travels southeast-to-northwest through portions of Chatham,Effingham,Screven,and Jenkins counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway connects the Savannah and Millen areas,via Garden City,Port Wentworth,Rincon,Springfield,and Sylvania.
State Route 26 (SR 26) is a 271.1-mile-long (436.3 km) state highway that travels west-to-east through portions of Chattahoochee,Marion,Schley,Macon,Houston,Pulaski,Bleckley,Laurens,Johnson,Emanuel,Bulloch,Bryan,Effingham,and Chatham counties through the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It crosses nearly the entire width of the state,connecting Cusseta,on the southeastern edge of Fort Moore,near Columbus to Tybee Island on the Atlantic coast near Savannah,via Buena Vista,Ellaville,Oglethorpe,Hawkinsville,Cochran,Dublin,Swainsboro,Statesboro,and Savannah.
Sonny Dixon retired in May 2015 as lead anchor of THE News at 5 &6 and "WTOC PRIME" on WTOC-TV,the CBS affiliate in Savannah,Georgia,USA. He succeeded Doug Weathers,following Weathers' retirement in 2001.
Floyd Adams Jr. was an American politician from the U.S state of Georgia,and a former Mayor of Savannah,Georgia. He was a Democrat.
The 2002 House elections in Georgia occurred on November 5,2002 to elect the members of the State of Georgia's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Georgia has thirteen seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census.
The following is a timeline of the history of Savannah,Georgia,United States.
Jimmy DeLoach Parkway is a 14.2-mile-long (22.9 km) parkway in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is located a few miles northwest of the main part of Savannah. It is a road that links Interstate 16 (I-16) in Bloomingdale with Georgia State Route 21 Alternate /SR 21/SR 30 in Port Wentworth. It also has an interchange with I-95. It was named after Jimmy DeLoach,former mayor of Garden City and Chatham County commissioner for District 7.
Otis Samuel Johnson is an American social worker,educator and politician from the U.S. state of Georgia who served as the Mayor of Savannah from 2004 until 2012. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on November 3,2020,to elect the 14 U.S. representatives from the state of Georgia,one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2019 Savannah mayoral election held an initial round on November 5,2019,with a runoff held on December 3,2019. Incumbent mayor Eddie DeLoach was defeated by longtime alderman Van R. Johnson.
The 2015 Savannah mayoral election took place on November 5 and December 1,2015. It saw the election of Eddie DeLoach,who unseated incumbent mayor Edna Jackson.
Van R. Johnson is an American politician who has served as the mayor of Savannah,Georgia since 2020. He is the fourth African-American mayor in the city's history. Before becoming mayor,he served four terms as alderman for the Savannah City Council's 1st District.
The 2021 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 14 U.S. representatives from the state of Georgia,one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the Georgia gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives,elections to the U.S. Senate,and various state and local elections.
The Nathanael Greene Monument is a public monument in Savannah,Georgia,United States. Located in Johnson Square,the monument was designed by William Strickland and honors Nathanael Greene,a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. While the cornerstone was laid in 1825,the monument was not completed until 1830,at which time it served as a joint monument for Greene and fellow Continental Army general Casimir Pulaski. The monument became solely dedicated to Greene in 1853,after which two bronze plaques honoring Greene were added to the structure. In 1902,Greene's body was reinterred under the monument. In 2018,one of the bronze plaques was vandalized with googly eyes,which drew national attention to the monument.
The 2022 Georgia Secretary of State election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the Secretary of State of Georgia. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won re-election to a second term. Raffensperger emerged as a major national figure in early January,2021 when he faced significant pressure from then-President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Trump had been taped in a phone call asking Raffensperger to "find 11,780 votes," the exact number needed for Trump to carry the state. The party primary elections took place on May 24,with runoffs scheduled for June 21.
