The following is a timeline of the history of Savannah, Georgia, United States.
18th century
1733
Savannah founded in British Colony of Georgia by James Oglethorpe. Ellis, Johnson, Percival, and St. James Squares laid out per Oglethorpe Plan. 1734 Reynolds Square laid out. Solomon's Lodge (Masonic lodge) founded. 1735 – Congregation Mickve Israel formed. 1739 – October 5: Creek leader Tomochichi died. He is buried in Percival Square. 1740 – Bethesda Orphanage founded near town. 1742 – Oglethorpe Square laid out. 1750 Colonial Park Cemetery established. Christ Church built. Savannah Female Asylum founded. 1754 Savannah becomes capital of British Province of Georgia. Pirates' House Inn in business. 1755 January 1: Georgia legislature convenes. Independent Presbyterian Church founded. 1762 – Bonaventure Plantation established. – The Christian Camphor Cottage was built. It is believed to be the city's oldest extant structure. 1765 Levi Sheftall Family Cemetery established. Greenwich Plantation established. 1771 – Habersham House completed. 1773 – Mordecai Sheftall Cemetery established (possibly 1769). 1775 January: Provincial Congress held. June: Committee of Safety organized at the liberty pole. 1776 (or before) – The Eppinger House was built. It is believed to be the oldest extant brick structure in the city. 1778 December 29: Battle of Savannah; British in power. Georgia state capital relocated from Savannah to Augusta. 1779 Town Hall built. Siege of Savannah. 1782 British occupation ends. Georgia state capital relocated to Savannah from Augusta. 1786 Georgia state capital relocated again from Savannah to Augusta. Chatham Artillery established. 1788 Town becomes part of the U.S. state of Georgia. African Baptist Church and Chatham Academy established. 1789 – Savannah chartered as a city. 1790 John Houstoun becomes mayor. Franklin Square and Washington Square laid out 1791 – Warren Square laid out. 1796 – November 26: Fire. 1799 – City Exchange constructed, replacing one that burned in 1796. Columbia Square and Greene Square laid out.