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Camera Maker Canon Camera Model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Aperture f/2.8 Exposure Value 0 EV
Exposure Program Manual Exposure Time 1/160 sec
Flash No Flash Focal Length 24 mm
ISO 800 Metering Mode Pattern
Date/Time 2010:01:15 10:57:38 Resolution Unit Inch
X Resolution 240 dots per ResolutionUnit Y Resolution 240 dots per ResolutionUnit
Exposure Mode 1 Keywords travel United States of America United States America USA US Georgia GA Chatham County Savannah history historical historic historical marker famous landmark road side highway popular Place of Interest Places of Interest Tourist Attraction Tourist Attractions Tourist Destination Tourist Destinations Travel Destination Travel Destinations tour tourism tourist attraction destination colonial capital representative government Common House of Assembly Reynolds Square
Caption Savannah: Colonial Capital and Birthplace of Representative Government in Georgia In March 1750, the Georgia Trustees in London resolved to allow colonists to elect a representative assembly to meet in Savannah, Georgiaƕs colonial capital. Sixteen delegates met on January 15, 1751, for a twenty-four-day session. Representative government continued in 1755 in the Commons House of Assembly, which by 1770 began meeting in a building on the southeast trust lot of Reynolds Square. In 1777, the new state constitution provided for an elected House of Assembly. The Georgia constitution of 1789 expanded the legislature to two houses, known as the General Assembly. Erected by the Georgia Historical Society and the Office of the Secretary of State