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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The Katie Jane Nursing Home located on Boonslick Road in Warrenton (just across from where Kroeger and Orsheln are presently located) burned to the ground on February 17, 1957, killing 72 residents, making it the deadliest nursing home fire in US history.