James Oglethorpe & The Founding of Georgia

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In 1733, General James Oglethorpe established an experimental colony in the "New World" unlike any other. Inspired by the death of his friend Robert Castell in a debtor's prison, Oglethorpe sought to create a colony for England's "worthy poor" to create peaceful and mutually beneficial relationships with Native American tribes. In this program, historian Glen Kyle will explore the challenges, successes, and remarkable stories of the Georgia colony and its people.
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[@phantomblott1]

I served in the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1971, I was stationed on the USS Oglethorpe AKA 100, until it was decommissioned in the fall of 1968. I knew little of James Oglethorpe, only that the ship was named after Oglethorpe county Georgia. I have many good memories of the men I served with, and the countries and places this ship took us. Thank you for the great information that you shared.

[@heathermiller9707]

This is wonderful! Thank you.

[@Nikolaj-qz9kw]

Very good presentation.

[@robertyoung5987]

Fantastic video about James Oglethorpe &the founding of Georgia
I live about 2 miles from the burial place of Oglethorpe & his wife in Cranham in the Essex County of England & definitely intend to make a visit to pay respects to this remarkable man

[@princessofarchetypes3870]

Thank you for your video - I plan on visiting you guys in 2024!

[@NortheastGeorgiaHistoryCenter]

Please do!

[@jalilabdur-rahman9524]

awesome video hope you make more!

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THANK YOU

[@kusanagi_nene88]

THANK YOU

[@user-ci4dj1kv3o]

Interesting video

[@NortheastGeorgiaHistoryCenter]

Glad you think so!

[@TD402dd]

Why do people not give his title? General James Oglethorpe, and his statue is in Savannah.

[@kusanagi_nene88]

So much talking thank you lots of learning

[@shergc]

Thank you for a very interesting video. My husband lived in Savannah in the 50's and many of his family still live there. He lived across the street from Colonial Park Cemetery. He and his cousins would play there. I want to do more research on the Herb House/Pirates House. I'm very interested in what you said about it. I'm concerned about Savannah and the changes being made there. One observation, a lot of things talked about didn't "basically" happen, they happened.

[@kusanagi_nene88]

Intresting i learned this in. 2nd grade and a test today 3 mothes aGo

[@kusanagi_nene88]

Wow only 30 mins

[@LifeandLifeMoreAbundantly]

Great video, thank you. Seems the malcontents, are modern day "community organizers" .