Where were the first establishments in Georgia located?

The first establishments in Georgia were located at Santa Catalina de Guale. This site, established by the Spanish in the late 16th century, represented one of the earliest European settlements in the region that would become Georgia. Santa Catalina de Guale was part of the Spanish mission system aimed at converting Native American populations to Christianity and asserting Spanish control over the territory.

While Savannah is recognized as the first permanent English settlement founded by James Oglethorpe in 1733, it came much later than the Spanish establishment at Santa Catalina. Fort Frederica, also founded by Oglethorpe, served as a military outpost in the mid-1700s, and Augusta was established later still. Thus, the significance of Santa Catalina lies in its role in the early European interaction and colonization efforts prior to the establishment of English settlements in Georgia.