. ▁A ▁commission ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 6 ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁suitable ▁location ▁that ▁was ▁central ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁dem ography . ▁The ▁commission ▁recommended ▁Louis ville , ▁which ▁would ▁become ▁Georgia ' s ▁first ▁planned ▁capital ▁and ▁would ▁hold ▁her ▁first ▁capit ol ▁building . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁capital ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁from ▁the ▁ground ▁up , ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁numerous ▁construction ▁del ays , ▁it ▁took ▁a ▁de cade ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁name ▁Louis ville ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁King ▁Louis ▁XVI ▁of ▁France ▁for ▁France ' s ▁aid ▁during ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁state ▁house , ▁a ▁two - story ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁Greg or ian ▁building ▁of ▁red ▁brick , ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 . ▁The ▁Legisl ature ▁designated ▁Louis ville ▁the ▁" per man ent ▁seat " ▁of ▁Georgia ' s ▁government . ▁Yet , ▁further ▁western ▁expansion ▁created ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁another ▁new ▁state ▁capital . ▁The ▁capit ol ▁building ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Jefferson ▁County ▁and ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁cour th ouse , ▁but ▁the ▁building ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁torn ▁down ▁because ▁it ▁became ▁uns ound . ▁A ▁pla que ▁marks ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Capit ol . ▁ ▁The ▁Assembly ▁arriv es ▁in ▁Mil ledge ville ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 4 , ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁decided ▁that ▁yet ▁another ▁capital , ▁would ▁be