History of Bulloch County:

Going back in time to March 17, 1758, an act was passed by the Georgia Legislature in which the Province of Georgia was divided into eight parishes. The eight parishes of colonial Georgia were St. Paul 's, St. George's , St. Matthew's, Christ Church 's, St. Philip's, St. John's , St. Andrew's and St. James. In February of 1776, the Georgia Legislature created a county from St. Philip's parish. The appellation which the Legislature chose for St. Philip's Parish was called Bulloch County .

In the late 1750's, a South Carolina native, Archibald Bulloch, came to Georgia and acquired a plantation along the Savannah River . Mr. Bulloch was a revolutionary leader who opposed the authoritative rule of the British Parliament. Under the threat of his demise by British hands and sympathizers, he signed his name to an editorial written in The Georgia Gazette on July 14, 1774. The editorial was a call for all Savannah inhabitants to resist and fight the oppression of Great Britain . Due to his bravery and selfless acts, on January 20, 1776, Archibald Bulloch was elected President of the Executive Council of Georgia. Days later he was elected to the esteemed position of Provincial Governor.

On August 10, 1776, seven months after being elected Governor, Archibald Bulloch read a copy of the Declaration of Independence to the council members of Savannah , Georgia . Afterward, he read the Declaration to an audience at the public square. After reading it for a third time at the Liberty Pole, the Declaration of Independence was praised for its importance by thirteen thunderous rounds from a canon. Every since that historic event, residents of Bulloch County have celebrated "Archibald Bulloch Day" on August 10 th .