events in GA history
Across
- 2. The famous "Chase" involving a locomotive in 1862
- 3. Capital of the Cherokee Nation established in 1825
- 4. Iconic drive-in that opened near Georgia Tech in 1928
- 8. The 1964 Act heavily pushed by Georgia activists
- 11. The state's original colonial seat of power
- 13. Failed 1779 attempt to retake Savannah from the British
- 14. Civil War prison camp officially named Camp Sumter
- 16. The 1993 lottery-funded scholarship for GA students
- 17. Site of the deadliest battle fought on Georgia soil
- 19. General who led the "March to the Sea" in 1864
- 20. Major airline that moved its HQ to Atlanta in 1941
- 22. Stadium that opened in Athens in 1929
Down
- 1. The tragic "Trail of Tears" event for the Cherokee
- 3. Inventor of the cotton gin near Savannah in 1793
- 5. The type of charter signed by King George II in 1732
- 6. The 1946 "Three Governors" political crisis
- 7. Georgia’s rank in the original British colonies
- 9. Creek where a major Revolutionary War victory occurred
- 10. Infamous 1795 land fraud scandal involving legislators
- 12. The street name synonymous with Atlanta’s growth
- 15. 1742 battle where Oglethorpe defeated the Spanish
- 18. 1996 host city for the Centennial Summer Games
- 20. Site of the 1829 gold rush in North Georgia
- 21. The county election system used until 1962
- 22. Athletic conference Georgia helped found in 1932