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This Project is possible through the work of Chad Olivent in collaboration with Southern Colonies Province of Georgia Team The goal of this project is to identify and categorize the distinct group of immigrants and their children from the Salzburg Bishopric that loosely included Austria, Switzerland and part of Germany. Their contribution to the founding of the Colony of Georgia is significant...
The coast of what is now the State of Georgia, from Savannah River as far as St. Andrews Sound, was known to the Spaniards as "the province of Guale" (pronounced Wallie), based on the indigenous peoples met by Hernando de Soto, the Spanish explorer, who first traveled parts of Georgia in 1540. British claims later conflicted with those of Spain. After obtaining a royal charter, Gen. James Oglet...