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Baptists and Methodists established statewide organizations.
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The University of Georgia was created by Abraham Baldwin.
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Slaves established their first independent church in Savannah.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.
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Louisville became the capital of GA.
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Work on railroads began.
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The Terminus name was changed to Marthasville.
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The name Marthasville was changed to Atlanta.
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More than 1,200 miles of rails in Georgia.