The development of independent backpackers hostels is a strong business model, with some cities reporting a higher average income per room for hostels than hotels. For example, in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii, upscale hotels are reportedly making $141 to $173 per room, while hostel rooms in the same city can bring in as much as $200 per night, due to several paying guests residing in one room.
The British colony of Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe on February 12, 1733. The colony was administered by the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America under a charter issued by (and named for) King George II.
Robert E. Lee began the war as a military advisor to Jefferson Davis, the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. Lee became commander of the Army of Northern Virginia when its original commander, General Joseph E. Johnston, was wounded in the Battle of Seven Pines in May 1862.