- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- James Oglethorpe
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia Historical Society
- Date of Original:
- 1885
- Subject:
- Colonists--Georgia
Men--Georgia
Governors--Georgia - People:
- Oglethorpe, James, 1696-1785
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Georgians have honored founder James Oglethorpe by naming a county, two cities, a university, and numerous schools, streets, parks, and businesses for him.
Image of a portrait of James Oglethorpe. He looks to the right. He wears a dark suit and a high white collar. Oglethorpe, a leader in the British movement to found a new colony in America, set sail for the new world on November 17, 1732, with what would become Georgia's first settlers. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/people/james-oglethorpe-1696-1785/m-1694/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the Georgia Historical Society
Georgia Historical Society - Original Collection:
- Georgia Historical Society collection of portraits
https://7063.sydneyplus.com/archive/final/Portal/Default.aspx?component=AABC&record=eae932a7-b698-4a39-a01b-05eb2d83ce26 - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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