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James Oglethorpe lands to settle the Georgia county

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James Oglethorpe landed here at Yamacraw Bluff to settle the Georgia colony. 

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James Oglethorpe

James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 – 30 June 1785) was a British general, Member of Parliament, philanthropist, and founder of the colony of Georgia. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's poor, especially those in debtors' prisons, in the New World. The Oglethorpe Hotel in Brunswick, Georgia was named for him.

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