The General Assembly has operated continuously since 1777, when Georgia became one of the thirteen original states and revoked its status as a colony of Great Britain. Since the General Assembly is the legislative body for the state, the location of its meetings has moved along with each move of the state capital. In its earliest days the legislature met first in Savannah, and subsequently in Augusta, Louisville, and Milledgeville.
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Located five miles from Burlington, the plot for a new college was filled with oak trees. It was in 1889 when Elon College officially took off. William S. Long was the founder and first president of the Christian Church founded school, with 76 students enrolledâ. The school became Elon University on June 1, 2001. In 1891, the first graduating class was made up of Nathaniel G. Newman, C.C. Peel and Herbert Scholz.