Savannah is considered the oldest city in Georgia. In 1733, General James Oglethorpe, landed on a high bluff along the Savannah River called Yamacraw Bluff by the local Creek Indians. The Yamacraw Indians were very important in the success of Savannah. Because of them, the town flourished without the warfare and hardship suffered by so many of the other colonies. Oglethorpe named the thirteenth colony Georgia after King George II, and Savannah became the first city in Georgia. Under the charter, the colony would benefit the poor, increase trade, and provide a protective buffer between the northern English colonies and the Spanish in Florida. The colonists had to agree to stay for three years, spending their first year on public works. Each