SAVANNAH DAN WALKING TOURS

JULY 2
 1735 In London, the Trustees decided on the name for the new town they had directed be built at the mouth of the Altamaha River in Georgia. In honor of Prince Frederick, son of King George II, the town would be named Frederica.

1776 Delegates at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted a series of resolutions proposed by Richard Henry Lee that declared "That these United States are and of right ought to be free and independent States," called for a formal declaration of independence from Great Britain, urged signing alliances with foreign countries, and proposed the formation of a confederation. After voting for independence, delegates continued to refine the declaration.