| Georgia (Chatham County), Burroughs — 25-16 — Savannah-Ogeechee Canal |
| | Chartered in 1842, the Savannah-Ogeechee Canal was constructed between 1826 and 1830 by African and Irish laborers who moved thousands of cubic yards of earth. A boon to Georgia’s economy, the canal moved cotton, rice, bricks, and natural fertilizer. The lumber industry revived canal usage following a Civil War-era lull, but a yellow fever epidemic blamed on the canal caused a further decline. the canal closed in the early 1890’s as the Central of Georgia Railroad served transportation needs. . . . — Map (db m12053) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Burroughs — 025-72 — The 15th Corps at the Savannah and Ogeechee Canal |
| | On Dec. 6 1864, the 15th Corps [US], Maj. Gen. P. J. Osterhaus, USA, the extreme right of Gen. Sherman's army on its destructive March to the Sea, forced a crossing of Great Ogeechee River at Jenk's Bridge (US 80 east of Blitchton) and drove the Confederate defenders toward Savannah. Corse's division crossed and occupied Eden. Smith's division remained on the west bank with the corps trains. With Hazen's and Woods' divisions, Osterhaus moved down the west bank. Hazen to take the bridge over . . . — Map (db m12080) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Garden City — 25-33 — Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home — Founder of the Chicago Defender |
| | From 1878 to 1889, Robert Sengstacke Abbott lived in the parsonage of Pilgrim Congregational Church, once located on this site. His stepfather John H. H. Sengstacke, minister of the church, published the Woodville Times. Abbott learned the printing trade here and developed his commitment to equal rights for African-Americans. In 1905, he founded the Chicago Defender, a newspaper that revolutionized African-American journalism. He fought to abolish Jim Crow laws and establish a . . . — Map (db m15782) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Isle of Hope — Isle of Hope — National Historic Historic District |
| | In 1736, Noble Jones, John Fallowfield and Henry Parker settled this important outpost on the colony's inland waterway to the south and named it Isle of Hope. Jones' Wormsloe plantation was fortified and armed against Spanish attach until
1742. The island developed peacefully through the revolution, still important as an inland port.
The 1800's brought more residents and farms. Although strongly armed during the Civil War, no action took place. By 1870 daily trains served the growing . . . — Map (db m9151) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Isle of Hope — Isle of Hope — National Historic District |
| | In 1736, Noble Jones, John Fallowfield and Henry Parker settled this important outpost on the colony's inland waterway to the south and named it Isle of Hope. Jones' Wormsloe plantation was fortified and armed against Spanish attack until 1742. The island developed peacefully through the revolution, still important as an inland port.
The 1800's brought more residents and farms. Although strongly armed during the Civil War, no action took place. By 1870 daily trains served the growing . . . — Map (db m16387) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Isle of Hope — 025-83 — Isle of Hope Methodist Church |
| | The Isle of Hope Methodist Church was organized in 1851. The first Trustees were George W. Wylly, Simeon F. Murphy, John B. Hogg, William Waite, Theodore Goodwin, Thomas J. Barnsley and the Rev. William S. Baker.
The church building that stands here was erected in 1859 on land given by Dr. Stephen Dupon. Its architecture is similar to that of the early churches at Midway and Ebenezer. The gallery at the rear of the church was built primarily for accommodations of slaves.
Symbolic of . . . — Map (db m15947) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), McQueens Island — 25-20 — Battery Hamilton |
| | Built by Federal troops during the Civil War, in February 1862, Battery Hamilton prevented Confederate gunboats and reinforcements from moving down the Savannah River to aid the besieged Fort Pulaski. Its presence also allowed the Federals to construct the eleven artillery batteries that pounded Fort Pulaski into surrender in April 1862. Battery Hamilton was constructed and occupied by Company E and a detachment from Company A of the Third Rhode Island Heavy Artillery. The armament consisted of . . . — Map (db m18992) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Monteith — 25-39 — Mulberry Grove Plantation |
| | Mulberry Grove which is located approximately 2 miles northeast from this marker is one of the most historic of the old Savannah River plantations.
In early Colonial days mulberry trees were cultivated at Mulberry Grove for use in Georgia`s silk industry. Later it became one of the leading rice plantations of Georgia. At the end of the Revolution the plantation, which had belonged to Lieutenant Governor John Graham, a Royalist, was granted by the State of Georgia to major General Nathanael . . . — Map (db m8064) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Monteith — 25-4 — Washington's Southern Tour |
| | Near here stood Mulberry Grove, plantation home of General Nathanael Greene and Catherine Littlefield Greene. President George Washington twice visited the widowed Mrs. Greene at Mulberry Grove during the Southern tour of 1791. Traveling downriver from
Purrysburg, South Carolina to Savannah on Thursday, May 12, Washington "called upon Mrs. Greene & asked her how she did." Three days later, en route overland from Savannah to Augusta, the President "dined at Mulberry Grove" before traveling on . . . — Map (db m18640) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Montgomery — 025-66 — Site of Colonial Shipyard |
| | Approximately 300 yards northeast of this marker there was located in colonial days a shipyard where at least one vessel capable of engaging in overseas trade was built. The creek on which it stood is known as Shipyard Creek. The site of the shipyard was on the Beaulieu (or Bewlie) plantation of John Morel and was favorable for shipbuilding activities because of its accessibility to the Vernon River and the plentiful supply of live oak in the vicinity. Here, in December, 1774, Daniel Giroud, . . . — Map (db m9399) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Nicholsonboro — 025-92 — Nicholsonboro |
| | Nicholsonboro Community grew out of the turmoil of the last year of the Civil War and the first years of Reconstruction. General W. T. Sherman's Special Field Order No. 15 reserved the sea islands
from Charleston southward, plus abandoned rice fields for thirty miles inland, for freedmen in January 1865. During the next two years the officially appointed agent, but self proclaimed, "Governor" Tunis G. Campbell ruled these lands from his island kingdom on St. Catherines.
When ownership of . . . — Map (db m9389) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Pooler — Base Air Depot No. 2 Station 582 USAAF — Warton, England |
| | First marker:
BAD 2 Warton, England, was established under the 8th Air Force Service Command, September 5, 1942. Its mission: the modification and repair of military aircraft. War planes coming from the United States would be adapted to meet special requirements of the European Theater of Operations. Battle damaged aircraft would have to be repaired, perhaps whole sections rebuilt. A ferrying squadron was needed to get planes to Warton (from fields where they originally landed) and . . . — Map (db m17126) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Pooler — Boeing B-47 Stratojet |
| | The Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber first
flew on 17 December 1947, It was America's
first swept-wing all jet bomber. There
were over 2,000 B-47's produced, more
than any other Free World bomber since
WWII. This B-47 Stratojet (Serial number
50-0062) is a TB-47B, a training version
of the bomber aircraft. It was built by the
Boeing Airplane Company at Wichita,
Kansas and delivered to the US Air Force
on 7 February 1952.
This aircraft was first assigned to the
Stratgic Air Command's . . . — Map (db m16622) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Pooler — McDonnell F-4C Phantom |
| | A masterpiece of engineering, the F-4 was originally designed for use aboard Navy aircraft carriers. In 1962 the Air Force adopted a ground attack version of the F-4 after it had easily outperformed its F-106 in head-to-head competition. The F-4 achieved legendary status in Vietnam, scoring 277 combat victories, including the first and last U.S. air victories of the conflict.
Manufactured by McDonnell Aircraft and delievered to the Air Force in 1965, this F-4C Phantom served at various Air . . . — Map (db m13306) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Pooler — Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG- 17A |
| | Introduced in 1951, the MiG-17 remained on frontline duty with many Warsaw Pact countries and their client states well into the 1980s. Developed too late for the Korean War, the MiG-17 went on to see action in Vietnam and in several of the African and Middle-Eastern conflicts of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. This version of the MiG-17 is fitted with the Klimov VK-1A engine, a Soviet copy of the Rolls- Royce Nene turbojet.
High maneuverability, coupled with a powerful automatic-cannon system, . . . — Map (db m13307) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Pooler — 025-70 — Sherman at Pooler |
| | On Dec. 9, 1864, troops of Mower`s division, 17th Corps, of Gen. Sherman`s army (Federal) , which was closing in on Savannah, advanced to Pooler after suffering losses through the day from artillery mounted on a RR flat car, torpedoes planted on the roads, and the stubborn resistance of the Confederate infantry. By evening Pooler had been seized and a strong line had been established astride the RR, on the road passing by the depot. An advance line was constructed about 300 yards farther east. . . . — Map (db m10630) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Pooler — Vietnam War Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the 2.7 million men and
woman in the U.S. Military who served
in the Vietnam War from 1957-1975 and
to the 58,245 who sacrificed their lives
for the freedom of the Vietnemese
people
[ Map of Southeast Asia ]
We are honored to have had the
opportunity to serve our country
under difficult circumstances. We are
profoundly grateful to our Commander
in Chief and to our nation for this day.
God Bless America !
Rear Admiral Jeremiah A Denton, Jr
First . . . — Map (db m18248) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Port Wentworth — Atlantic Coastal Highway Through Georgia |
| | From South Carolina line to Florida line
distance of 136 miles. Traversing
Chatham, Bryan, Liberty, McIntosh,
Glynn and Camden Counties.
First work done in 1735 when the road
from Savannah to Darien, probably the
first road in Georgia, was laid out with
the assistance of Tomochichi, the
Mico of the Yamacraws.
Savannah River bridge completed
August 1925. Paving through Chatham
County completed 1921. Construction
from Chatham-Bryan county line to
Florida line financed with . . . — Map (db m15150) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Port Wentworth — 025-79 — Battle Between Confederate Gunboats and Union Field Artillery — (December 12, 1864) |
| | In December, 1864, was fought on the Savannah River near here one of the few battles in which Confederate gunboats and Union field artillery were engaged against each other. Colerain Plantation, as these lands were then known, had been occupied on December 10, 1864, by units of Sherman`s army. Anticipating an attempt by a Confederate naval flotilla, which had been engaged in protecting a railroad bridge further upstream, to return to Savannah, Captain C. E. Winegar's battery was posted on a . . . — Map (db m12615) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Port Wentworth — 25-28 — Houston Baptist |
| | Houston Baptist Church and its adjoining cemetery were
organized in 1886 under the leadership of Reverend Ulysses L. Houston, minister of First Bryan Baptist Church in Savannah. A significant religious and political leader in the African-American community, Houston attended the meeting at Gen. Sherman's Savannah headquarters in January 1865 that resulted in Special Field Order No.15 ( the redistribution
of confiscated coastal land in forty- acre tracts to newly freed blacks). Houston also . . . — Map (db m7962) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Port Wentworth — 025-78 — Indian Trading Post: Home of Mary Musgrove |
| | During the first years after the founding of the Colony of Georgia in 1733 these lands (now owned by the Savannah Sugar Refining Company) were known as the "Grange" or "Cowpen" plantation. Along the Savannah River, about one mile East of this marker, was located the home of John Musgrove and his wife, Mary, who engaged there in the Indian trade and in farming and cattle raising.
Mary Musgrove, famed in Georgia history for her services to James Edward Oglethorpe as interpreter, was a . . . — Map (db m12556) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Sandfly — 25-17 — Sandfly |
| | Established by African Americans in the nineteenth century, Sandfly is centered around the intersection of Mongomery Crossroad and Skidaway Road. Many families in this community trace their ancestry to former slaves from nearby Wormsloe Plantation, bought land as free persons, and established homes and churches. After 1870 Central Avenue became the main route for the Industrial Streetcar System, making Sandfly a crossroads between the city of Savannah and Wormsloe Plantation, Bethesda Home for . . . — Map (db m15651) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — "Jingle Bells" |
| | James L. Pierpont (1822-1893), composer of "Jingle Bells", served as music director of this church in the 1850s when it was a Unitarian Church located on Oglethorpe Square. Son of the noted Boston reformer, Rev. John Pierpont, he was the brother of Rev. John Pierpont, Jr. minister of this church, and uncle of financier John Pierpont Morgan. He married Eliza Jane Purse, daughter of Savannah mayor Thomas Purse, and served with a Confederate cavalry regiment. He is buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery. . . . — Map (db m5817) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — "Tyrants Fall In Every Foe Liberty's In Every Blow" |
| | In the memory of our Scotish forebears, whose valor inspired these immortal lines by Robert Burns, this marker is gratefully dedicated by the Saint Andrew's Society of Savannah, Georgia on its 250th Anniversary.
(1737 - 1987) 3 May 1987 — Map (db m6265) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 105 East Oglethorpe Avenue |
| | 105 East Oglethorpe Avenue was the home of
General Joseph E. Johnston, C.S.A.
from 1868 to 1876. In April 1870 he was visited here by his fellow Confederate and old friend,
General Robert E. Lee — Map (db m5307) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 1812 Wesley Chapel |
| | Savannah Methodism's first church building was erected on this corner of Lincoln and South Broad (now Oglethorpe) streets in 1812 by its first pastor, Rev. James Russell. Bishop Francis Asbury preached twice in Wesley Chapel on November 21, 1813. In 1819-1820
under the preaching of William Capers the membership grew rapidly, and in 1821 John Howard enlarged the building to care for 100 new members. By 1848 this "good, neat house, sixty by forty feet", became too small; at a new location its . . . — Map (db m5447) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 1996 Olympic Yachting Cauldron |
| | This cauldron was lit with the original Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece at the Savannah Opening Ceremony, July 20, 1996, and burned throughout the Centennial Olympic Games in Savannah, Georgia, site of the Olympic Yachting
events. The five fluted columns on round bases represent the five Olympic rings and the fluted slice of a classic column symbolizes the Olympic Greek heritage. The six sails represent the Olympic yachting events and the copper flame replaces the billowing real flame. . . . — Map (db m5568) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — A. Douglass Strobhar |
| | This Chapel Is Dedicated To
A. Douglass Strobhar
As a mark of esteem and affection
by the Board of Managers
of the
Savannah Port Society
It is a tribute to his loyality and unfailing faithfulness since he became a member of the board of managers in 1920 and president in 1946.
His leadership alone has made
International Seamen's House
possible. — Map (db m6904) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — African American Monument |
| | We were stolen, sold and bought together from the African Continent
We got on the slave ships together, we lay back to belly in the holds of the
slave ships in each others excrement and urine together. Sometimes died together and our lifeless bodies thrown overboard together. Today we are standing up together with faith and even some joy. -Maya Angelou — Map (db m5278) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-33 — American Grand Prize Races — 1910 and 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race, 1911 |
| | On each side of Waters Avenue at this site stood the grandstands built for the famous Savannah automobile races in 1910 and 1911. The starting and finishing line was located in front of the stands.
On November 12, 1910, David Bruce-Brown won the American Grand Prize Race of 415 miles by only one and a half seconds, averaging 70.55 miles per hour in a Benz car. The Grand Prize Race held on November 30, 1911, was also won by Bruce-Brown driving a Fiat, with an average speed of 74.45 miles . . . — Map (db m5953) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemansonry — Savannah, Georgia |
| | The Scottish rite of freemasonry was introduced into Georgia in 1792 by the brother Abraham Jacobs. The first degrees of the rite of perfection to be communicated in Savannah were on April 17,1796, when Jacobs conferred the degrees on James Clark, past master, Solomon’s lodge NO. 1. F. & A. M. At Charleston, S. C., On May 31, 1801, the supreme council. 33°, (mother council of the world) of the A. & A. S. R., S. J., U. S. A., was established. On December 4, 1802, the supreme council, at . . . — Map (db m5655) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-89 — Andrew Bryan |
| | Andrew Bryan was born at Goose Creek, S.C. about 1716. He came to Savannah as a slave and here he was baptized by the Negro missionary, the Reverend George Leile, in 1781. Leile evacuated with the British in 1782 at the close of the American Revolution and Bryan took up his work. He preached at Yamacraw and Brampton Plantation. On January 20, 1788, the Reverned Abraham Marshall (White) and the Reverned Jessie Peter (Colored) ordained Andrew Bryan and certified the congregation at a Brampton . . . — Map (db m15624) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-17B — Archibald Bulloch |
| | "This is no time to talk of moderation; in the
present instance it ceases to be a virtue."
Speech to Provincial Congress, JUNE ?, 1776 Foremost among Georgia's Revolutionary patriots stood Archibald Bulloch whose remains rest in this vault. An early and staunch advocate of American rights, Bulloch was among the patriots who issued the call in 1774 for the first province-wide meeting of the friends of Liberty in Georgia.
He served as President of the 1st and the 2nd Provincial . . . — Map (db m5335) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Armstrong Junior College |
| | Armstrong Junior College was founded on this site May 27, 1935 by the City of Savannah under the guidance of Mayor Thomas Gamble. The college was named for George Ferguson Armstrong (1868-1924), a native of Guyton, Georgia, who had this house constructed as his
residence. Armstrong was nationally recognized for his maritime ingenuity at Strachan Shipping Company. He held membership in the Cotton Exchange and the Oglethorpe Club. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and was respected . . . — Map (db m5472) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-10 — Attack on British Lines — October 9, 1779 |
| | Over this ground, hallowed by the valor and the sacrifice of the soldiery of America and of
France, was fought October 9, 1779, one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolution when
Savannah, which the British had possessed for several months, was attacked by the combined American and French forces. A short distance west of this marker stood the famous Spring Hill Redoubt and along here ran the line of entrenchments built by the British around Savannah. After a three weeks siege, the Allies . . . — Map (db m5448) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Augusta Road |
| | Northwest of this spot, on Liberty and
West Broad Streets began the Augusta road, one of the oldest in Georgia. — Map (db m6818) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Barnard House |
| | This federal style house was constructed in the late Eighteenth Century as the residence of William Barnard, nephew of Sir John Barnard who, while serving in the British Parliament distinguished himself as a patron of the Georgia Colony
The house was purchased in 1817 by the Methodist Movement in Savannah as its first parsonage. The Reverend James Russell, first occupant of the parsonage was responsible for the construction of Wesley Chapel, which stood just south of this property until . . . — Map (db m9166) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Battle of Savannah |
| | En l'honneur des valliants Français
qui se sont sacrifiés en cet endroit
pour notre liberté le 9 Octobre, 1779
In honor of the valiant Frenchmen
who gave their lives on this battlefield
for our freedom on 9 October, 1779
Les Sociétés Honoraires de Français
Eastwood High School Belair High School
El Paso, Texas — Map (db m18455) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 25-34 — Beach Institute |
| | The Beach Institute began in 1867 as
the first school in Savannah erected
specifically for the education of African
Americans. It was named for Alfred Ely
Beach, benefactor and editor of
Scientific American . Following the
Civil War, the Freedmen's Bureau,
American Missionary Society, and the
Savannah Educational Association
purchased land and with the labor of
newly freed slaves built this school
and a teachers' house on this site. The
Beach Institute, birthplace of . . . — Map (db m15681) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Beaulieu Plantation |
| |
Granted 1739 to William Stephens
Secretary
Colony Of Georgia
1737 - 1740
President
1743 - 1751
Here in 1779 under
Count D'Estaing the
French landed to join
the Americans under
General Lincoln in
the seige Of Savannah
W.P.A. 1936. D.A.R. S.R. — Map (db m9149) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Big Duke Fire Alarm Bell Memorial |
| | ( Front)
Chatham County Firefighters Memorial Last Alarm
Firefighters who have died in the line of duty
John Butler Fireman 1865 SFD Charles Schreck Fireman 1871 SFD George Puder Fireman 1873 SFD William L. Harroid Hoseman 1887 SFD John Weihrs Fireman 1889 SFD
Henry B. Goodman Fireman 1889 SFD
Frank McStay Hoseman 1896 SFD
Aug Williman Fireman 1898 SFD
William Michael Fireman 1898 SFD Michael F. Kain Tillerman 1904 SFD
Frank N. Harris Driver 1905 SFD
George . . . — Map (db m5641) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-86 — Birthplace of Eighth Air Force |
| | On 28 January 1942, the Eighth Air Force, was activated in the adjacent building, a National Guard Armory at the time. Having moved to England, the Eighth was ready on 17 August to test the theory that daylight bombing raids could be made with profitable results. Twelve B-17's participated in this mission, striking the railway marshalling yards at Rouen, France, and returning safely to their home base. This highly successful mission established the pattern for the strategic bombardment of Nazi . . . — Map (db m4396) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Birthplace of Girl Scouting |
| | Birthplace of Girl Scouting in the United States March 12, 1912
This building formerly the stable of Julliette Low ••Founder••
The meeting place of the first Girl Scout Troops in the United States
Dedicated October, 1937 — Map (db m8297) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low |
| | . . . — Map (db m5582) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-34 — Birthplace of Juliette Low — (1860-1927) — Founder of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. |
| | In the house that stands opposite this marker, Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, was born, October 31, 1860. It was her girlhood home until her marriage there in 1886 to William Low, an Englishman, then residing in Savannah.
As a friend of Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Scout Movement, Juliette Low became active in Girl Guide work in England and Scotland in 1911. It was at his suggestion that she started Girl Scouting in America. On March 12, . . . — Map (db m5581) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-46 — Birthplace of the University Of Georgia — Meeting Place of Legislature in 1785 |
| | Directly across Bay Street from this marker formerly stood the brick building. Built in late colonial days and known as the “Coffee House.” In which the Legislature of Georgia met in 1785. Owned by Thomas Stone, it was described in a newspaper advertisement in 1785 as having “ten large, cool, elegant rooms” and as “not equaled by any other house in the state” for “business, and convenience for a large family.”
While meeting in the house owned . . . — Map (db m6668) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — British Evacuation |
| | Commemorative
of the
British Evacuation Of Savannah
1782
Presented to the
City of Savannah
By the
Lachlan McIntosh Chapter
Daughters Of
The American Revolution
1904
— Map (db m10356) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Button Gwinnett |
| | This Memorial to
Button Gwinnett
Born 1735 Died 1777
Georgia Signer of The Declaration of Independence
President of Georgia
Whose remains, buried in this cemetery, are believed to lie entombed hereunder. Was erected by the
Savannah - Chatham County Historic Site and Monument Commission with monies contributed by
The State of Georgia - The City of Savannah
and the Georgia Societies Of The
Sons Of The Revolution, Daughters Of The American Revolution
Society of . . . — Map (db m5424) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 25-3 — Candler Hospital |
| | Georgia's first hospital, Candler is the
second oldest continuously operating
hospital in the United States. Its history
began in the 1730s when Methodist
missionary George Whitfield brought
medicines to treat sick seamen and
the poor. Chartered in 1804 as a
seaman's hospital and poor house, it
was later incorporated in 1808 under
the name Savannah Poor House and
Hospital Society. In 1819, the hospital
moved to Gaston Street where it
remained for 160 years. After Union
forces . . . — Map (db m15928) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-55 — Capt. Denis N. Cottineau (1745-1808) |
| | This grave links Savannah with one of history's greatest naval dramas - the epic fight in 1779 between the "Bon Homme Richard" and "Serapis" in which John Paul Jones immortalized himself.
Denis Nicolas Cottineau de Kerloguen received a commission in the Continental Navy during the American Revolution. Commanding the slow sailing “Pallas” during the famous naval engagement of September 23, 1779, Capt. Cottineau, by skillful seamanship, forced
H.M.S. “Countess of . . . — Map (db m5339) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Captain Denis Cottineau De Kerloguen |
| | In Honor and Grateful Memory of
Captain Denis Cottineau De Kerloguen
who was born in Nantes, France and died in Savannah Ga., November 20, 1808, aged 63 Years. In the war for American Independence he fought with John Paul Jones in the famous battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis, on September 23, 1779, in which he commanded the Pallas, a ship of war of the United States, and rendered noble service to the American cause. For his part in this engagement he was praised by . . . — Map (db m6452) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-8 — Capture of Savannah December 29, 1778 |
| | When the British attacked Savannah on December 29, 1778, the defending Continental forces, numbering about 650 men under command of Maj. Gen. Robert Howe, were posted across Sea Island Road (now Wheaton street) approximately 100 yards east of this marker.
The British army, 2500 strong, landed near Brewton Hill at daybreak on Dec. 29. It consisted of part of the 71st Highland Regt., New York Loyalists, and
Hessians, and was commanded by Lt. Col. Archibald Campbell. The British promptly . . . — Map (db m6580) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-51 — Capture of the USS "Water Witch" |
| | In May, 1864, the USS "Water Witch" (80 officers and men and 4 guns), Lt. Comdr. Austin Pendergrast, USN, was on patrol duty in Ossabaw Sound. On the 31st, Flag Officer Wm. W. Hunter, CSN, assigned Lt. Thos. P. Pelot, CSN, to command a boat expedition designed to surprise and capture the vessel. This expedition -- 15 officers and 117 men, in 7 boats -- arrived at Beaulieu Battery via Skidaway Narrows late on June 1st, only to find that "Water Witch" was cruising in St. Catherine's Sound. She . . . — Map (db m5945) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-25 — Casimir Pulaski |
| | The great Polish patriot to whose memory this monument is erected was mortally wounded approximately one-half mile northwest of this spot during the assault by the French and American forces on the British lines around Savannah, October 9, 1779. General Pulaski was struck by a grapeshot as he rode forward, with customary ardor, from where his cavalry was stationed to rally the disorganized Allied columns. The fatal ball which was removed from his thigh by Dr. James Lynah of South Carolina is in . . . — Map (db m5483) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 25-28 — Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
| | The congregation of St. John the Baptist formed in the late eighteenth century when French émigrés fleeing revolutions in France and Haiti found refuge in Savannah. The Church of St. John the Baptist became a cathedral in 1850 when the Diocese of Savannah was established with the Right Reverend Francis X. Gartland as its first bishop. The Cathedral was dedicated at this site on April 30, 1876. A fire in 1898 destroyed much of the structure. It was quickly rebuilt and opened again in 1900. . . . — Map (db m6021) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Central of Georgia — Depot and Train Shed |
| | Has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national signifance
in commemorating the history of the
United States
1977
National Park Service
United States Department of Interior — Map (db m11603) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Central of Georgia |
| | Welcome to the Central of Georgia railroad
repair shops of Savannah
You are entering the heart of the Central of
Georgia railroad complex in Savannah. This
" miniature city " produced much of what was
needed for the construction and repair of
locomotives and train cars. It handled
administration, passenger and freight activities.
Most of these buildings were constructed in the
1850's or 1920's. The Central of Georgia was a
major employer and a driving economic force
in the . . . — Map (db m18459) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Central Of Georgia Railroad — Shops & Terminal |
| | Has been designated a
——
National Historic Landmark
——
This site possesses National signifcance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1976 — Map (db m18392) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Central Railroad & Bank Bldg. |
| | Georgia Historical Society records
show that this building, built in 1853
for the Central Railroad & Bank was
confiscated by Gen. Wm. T. Sherman's
Union Army Forces as the military
hdqrs. of the Post Commandant, Gen.
J.W. Geary during the occupation of
Savannah.
Dec. 1864 - Dec. 1865 — Map (db m6477) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 25-14 — Charity Hospital and Training School for Nurses |
| | This was the site of the first hospital in Savannah to train African-American doctors and nurses. Named for Doctors Cornelius and Alice McKane, it began on June 1, 1896, when a small group of African Americans received a charter to operate the McKane Hospital for Women and Children and Training School for Nurses. The original hospital was a five-room wooden building. Charity Hospital completed this brick structure in 1931 and continued here until 1964. The building was used as a nursing home until 1976 and was rehabilitated for housing in 2002. — Map (db m11703) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-54 — Chatham Artillery — "Washington Guns" |
| | These cannon, which were captured when Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in the American Revolution, were a gift to the Chatham Artillery by President George Washington - a mark of his appreciation for the part the local military company played in the celebration of his visit to Savannah in May, 1791.
Washington commended the Chatham Artillery in “warmest terms” and at one of the functions in his honor (which took place on the river bluff east of this spot) proposed a toast . . . — Map (db m5517) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-53 — Chatham Artillery — "Washington Guns" |
| | These bronze cannon were presented to the Chatham Artillery by President Washington after his visit to Savannah in 1791. Of English and French make, respectively, they are excellent examples of the art of ordnance manufacture in the 18th century. An inscription on the British 6 pounder states that it was “surrendered by the capitulation of York Town Oct. 19, 1781.” The English cannon was cast in 1758 during the reign of George II and the royal insignia and motto of the Order of the . . . — Map (db m5519) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 25-5 — Christ Church — The Mother Church of Georgia |
| | This Episcopal Church was the first house of
worship established with the founding of Georgia in 1733. Early rectors included the Rev. John Wesley (1736-37), who began the earliest form of Sunday school and published the first English hymnal in the colonies, and the Rev. George Whitefield (1738-40), founder of Bethesda Orphanage. The cornerstone for the first building on this site was laid in 1744.
James Hamilton Couper designed the current and third structure in 1838. The 1819 Revere & Son . . . — Map (db m5304) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Christ Church |
| | †
I.H.S.
Christ Church
Founded A.D. 1733. Chartered 1789.
Destroyed by Fire 1796. Rebuilt & enlarged 1803.
Injured by a hurricane 1804. Constructed anew 1810.
Taken down, and
This Edifice Erected
1838. Partially destroyed by fire, rebuilt and improved 1897 — Map (db m13665) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Christ Church Parish House |
| | [upper marker]: Christ Church Parish House
[lower marker]: The
hand wrought weather vane
atop this building
is from the 12th century church of
Cranham, Essex, England
where Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe
is buried. It was presented in 1967 by
Lester Karow
1885-1968 — Map (db m6115) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 7 — Christmas in Savannah 1864 |
| | For, Savannah, Christmas 1864 was anything but a time
for merriment. Almost four years of war had taken the
lives of thousands of Georgians, destroyed millions of
dollars in property and left the state in chaos. As the
holiday approached, so did the relentless Union Army
led by William Tecumseh Sherman. For Union soldiers,
it was a time for jubilant celebration as Gen. Sherman
telegraphed President Lincoln, "Sir: I beg to present
to you as a Christmas gift, the City of Savannah . . . — Map (db m19422) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-32 — Col. James S. McIntosh (1784-1847) |
| | James S. McIntosh achieved an immortal record of gallantry in the War of 1812 and in the War with Mexico. In 1814 he saw considerable action on the Canadian border, he was severely wounded at Buffalo. In the Mexican War, Col. McIntosh was desperately wounded by bayonets at Resaca de ka Palma in 1846. When a fellow officer, who found him on the field, asked if he might be of any service. McIntosh replied, “Yes, give me some water and show me my regiment.” Returning to combat the . . . — Map (db m5403) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Col. John Jones |
| | 1759-1852 Colonel Jones was a
North Carolina Partisan
Ranger in the Continental
Army. Jones was wounded
at Pacolett River, NC
on July 14, 1780. — Map (db m6517) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Colonel Mordecai Sheftall |
| | 1735 - 1797
As Deputy Commissary General of Issues for Georgia
and South Carolina, Colonel Sheftall was the highest
ranking Jewish officer in the Revolutionary War.
Captured by the British in the Battle of Savannah,
Dec. 29, 1778, Sheftall was imprisoned for two years
at Antigua and later released in an exchange of
prisoners. — Map (db m6571) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Colonial Dames House — 1928 — (The Andrew Low House) |
| | Georgia Society of the
Colonial Dames of America
This house was built by Andrew Low about 1848
Among the distinguished guests who visited
here were
William Makepeace Thackeray in 1853 and 1856
General Robert E. Lee in 1870
Home of Juliette Low
1886 to 1927
Founder
Girl Scouts in the United States
Organized Savannah March, 1912 — Map (db m13550) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-20 — Colonial Park |
| | This cemetery, the second in colonial Savannah, was the burying ground for the city from about 1750 until it was closed against burials in 1853. Among the distinguished dead who rest here are Archibald Bulloch, first President of Georgia; James Habersham, acting royal Governor of the Province, 1771-'73; Joseph Habersham, Postmaster General under three Presidents; Lachlan McIntosh, Major General, Continental Army; Samuel Elbert, Revolutionary soldier and Governor of Georgia; Capt. Denis L. . . . — Map (db m5313) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-75 — Colonial Town Gate — Davenport House |
| | In 1757, during the administration of royal Governor Henry Ellis, a line of earthwork defenses, including a palisade, was erected around Savannah. Immediately west of this marker was located Bethesda Gate, one of the six entrances into the town. Through Bethesda Gate passed the Sea Island Road connecting Savannah and the tidewater settlements to the east and southeast.
This square, Known as Columbia Square, was laid out in 1799. Facing it on the north is the “Davenport House,” . . . — Map (db m5356) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 25-40 — Comer House — Jefferson Davis |
| | Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America, was a guest in 1886 in the house on the northeast corner of Bull and Taylor Streets. The residence (built about 1880) was at that time the home of Hugh M. Comer, President of the Central of Georgia Railway. Accompanied by his daughter, Winnie Davis, "the Daughter of the Confederacy." Mr. Davis arrived in Savannah, May 3, 1886. He was escorted from Atlanta by a committee of Savannahians consisting of Hugh M. Comer, J. H. . . . — Map (db m5983) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 5 — Confederate Savannah |
| | The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 brought years of festering political differences between Southern and Northern states to a head. In mid-January 1861 Georgia delegates voted to secede from the Union. The April 1861 bombardment and surrender of the Union Garrison at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor made it clear that the citizens of Savannah should prepare for war.
A Short Blanket
[ Picture included ]
A December 1861 Harper's Weekly cartoon suggests that Confederate . . . — Map (db m19676) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-77 — Congregation Mickve Israel |
| | (Founded 1733)
The oldest Congregation now practicing Reform Judism in the United States. Mickve Israel was founded by a group of Jews, mainly of Spanish-Portuguese extraction, which landed at Savannah, July 11, 1733, five months after the establishment of the Colony of Georgia.
The Congregation was incorporated in perpetuity by a special Act of Georgia Legislature on November 20, 1790. After having worshipped in various temporary quarters for almost a century, in 1820, the congregation . . . — Map (db m5298) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Conrad Aiken |
| | Conrad Aiken, Poet and Man of Letters, was born in Savannah on August 5, 1889, and lived at No. 228 (opposite) until 1901. After the tragic deaths of his parents, he was moved to New England. Most of his writing career was divided between Cape Cod, Massachusetts and Rye, England. In 1962 he returned to Savannah to live and write in the adjoining house, No. 230 until his death August 17, 1973. Of his home here he wrote: "Born in that most magical of cities, Savannah, I was allowed to run wild in . . . — Map (db m5310) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Construction of Fort Jackson |
| | (Panel one)
In the early years of the 19th century, the
United States was a fledgling nation with
a population of 7,700,000, a standing army
of 6,700, and a navy of only 12 ships. The
Americans were vastly outnumbered by
the major powers of the time, France with
an army of well over 600,000 and Great
Britain with a navy of nearly 600 ships.
Presidents Washington, Adams, and
Jefferson had pursued neutral policies
making every effort to avoid becoming
embroiled in the world . . . — Map (db m25014) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 11 — Crossing the Savannah |
| | Although the Savannah River provided an avenue to the sea, it also presented a barrier to overland travel and transportation. Rochester Ferry, later named Screven's Ferry, was established in 1762 and connected Savannah with a roadway in South Carolina. This location was the main river crossing site in Savannah for over 160 years. Ferries provided a method of transporting goods from South Carolina to the shipping center of Savannah. They also provided regular service for employees who worked the . . . — Map (db m19450) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — De Lyon - De La Motta Cemetery |
| | Family Burial Ground of
Levi Sheftall
commonly known as the
De Lyon - De La Motta
Cemetery
Dedicated 1773
used about 80 years — Map (db m13322) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Dr. Noble Wimberly Jones |
| | The Georgia Medical Society 1804-2004
Dr. Noble Wimberly Jones
Physician and resident of Savannah Georgia
American Revolutionary War veteran and patriot
Georgia Delegate to Continential Congress
First Georgia Medical Society 1804
"The Morning Star of the Revolution"
The Georgia Medical Society of Savannah
Georgia is the oldest Local Medical Society
in the United States
Bicentennial Celebration 1808-2004 — Map (db m5829) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-31 — Dr. Wm. A. Caruthers (1802-46) — Early American Novelist |
| | One block west of this marker -- at the northwest corner of Hull and Whitaker Streets -- stood,
formerly, the residence of William Alexander Caruthers, Virginia's earliest significant novelist. He resided in Savannah for several years before his death in 1846. Dr. Caruthers, who married Louisa
Catherine Gibson of Whitemarsh Island, Chatham County, moved in 1837 to this city where he successfully practiced medicine. He took a prominent part in affairs in Savannah as a realtor; was one of the . . . — Map (db m5920) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-22 — Duellist's Grave |
| | The epitaph to James Wilde on the nearby tomb is a melancholy reminder of the days of duelling and, particularly, of a tragic affair of honor fought January 16, 1815, on the Carolina side of the river near Savannah. Lieutenant Wilde was shot through the heart in a fourth exchange of fire by Captain Roswell P. Johnson, referred to in the epitaph, in bitterness, as “a man who a short time before would have been friendless but for him.” The duellists were officers in the 8th Regt. U.S. . . . — Map (db m5376) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-21 — Edward Green Malbone (1777-1807) |
| | Beneath this modest slab rest the remains of America's foremost painter of miniatures. Malbone, a native of Rhode Island, began his career in Providence at the age of seventeen. He pursued his calling in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Charleston and in London, England. Exacting and unceasing work undermined his constitution. Having sought in vain to recover his health in the island of Jamaica, he came to Savannah in fore-knowledge of death and died here in the home of his cousin, Robert . . . — Map (db m5369) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-52 — Evacuation of Savannah |
| | On Dec. 14, 1864, Fort McAllister [CS] having fallen the day before, opening the Great Ogeechee River to Union shipping and rendering Savannah untenable, Lt. Gen. W. J. Hardee, CSA, decided to evacuate the city to save it from a destructive bombardment and to extricate his besieged army. River craft being unequal to the task and no pontoon bridging being available, an engineering expedient was adopted. Directed by Lt. Col. B. W. Frobel, CSA, pontoon type bridges were laid by sailors of the CS . . . — Map (db m5574) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 74000663 — Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse |
| | Entered on the National Register
of Historic Places
June 7, 1974
Federal Building
U.S. Courthouse
Wright Square Postal Station
Savannah, Georgia
Jeremiah O'Rourke
Architect 1899
This Property Significantly Contributes To The
Nation's Cultural Heritage
Commemorated June 1976
Gerald R. Ford Jack Eckerd
President of the Administrator of
United States General Services — Map (db m19824) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 25-11 — First Baptist Church |
| | First Baptist Church, Savannah’s oldest standing house of worship, was designed by Elias Carter and completed in 1833. The congregation dates to 1800. In 1922 the front of the building was extended, and cupola removed, and the edifice covered with limestone. Under the leadership of Sylvanus Landrum, First Baptist Church was one of the few southern churches to remain open throughout the Civil War. Notable pastors include W.L. Pickard, later president of Mercer University; Norman Cox, executive . . . — Map (db m13608) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — First Baptist Church — 1800 Sesquicentennial 1950 — Savannah, Georgia |
| | On November 26, 1800 the Reverend Henry Holcombe
and fifteen other Baptists organized the Savannah
Baptist Church. As early as 1795 a group of interested
Baptists had erected a house of worship on Franklin
Square where the congregation worshipped for
thirty-three years. The Sunday School was organized
there on April 29, 1827.
During the Pastorate of the Reverend Henry O. Wyer
the cornerstone of the present church on Chippewa
Square was laid on February 2, 1831 and the building
was . . . — Map (db m13663) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 027-87 — First Girl Scout Headquarters in America |
| | The house adjacent to this building was the home of Juliette Gordon Low at the time she founded Girl Scouting in the United States, March 12, 1912. Formerly the carriage-house and stable of the Low mansion, this building became that year the first Girl Scout headquarters in America.
At the death of Mrs. Low in 1927 the Founder of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. willed the original headquarters to the Girl Scouts of Savannah (now The Girl Scout Council of Savannah, Georgia, Inc.). This building . . . — Map (db m5583) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Flame of Freedom / Relighting the Flame |
| | (Right Marker):
Flame of Freedom
1919 - 1969
Dedicated to the
Glory of God
A fitting reminder of this precious heritage,
a tribute to all who offered their lives to
preserve it. A gift to our Community by the
American Legion to celebrate its founding
and Fifty years of One Hundred per cent
Americanism for God and Country
Chatham Post 36 · Cherokee Post 154 · Savannah Post 135 · Geo. K. Gannam Post 184 · W.P. Jordon Post 500
(List of . . . — Map (db m7311) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-101 — Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home |
| | Mary Flannery O`Connor, novelist and short story writer,was born in Savannah March 25, 1925. She grew up in this house and in later years she referred to it simply as " the house I was raised in." She lived here until 1938, attending church at the Cathedral across Lafayette Square and school at St. Vincent`s Grammer School, then facing the square between Harris and Macon Streets. Flannery O`Connor thrice won the O. Henry award for best shirt story of the year. Her
collected stories won the . . . — Map (db m9490) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 25-15 — Florance Street School |
| | Florance Street School was designed by the firm Levy and Clarke and built in 1929 as one of the early public schools in Savannah built specifically for African-American students. It contributed greatly to Savannah’s Cuyler-Brownville community by offering quality education and leadership development to its students. The school’s construction was a direct result of efforts by Savannah’s African-American community in 1928 to remedy inequities in segregated schools. These efforts brought about a . . . — Map (db m12088) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-19 — Former Home of Henry R. Jackson — Union Army Headquarters 1865 |
| | This building, now the quarters of a private Club, was erected in 1857 for Edmund Molyneux, British consul at Savannah, and served as his residence and as the Consulate until Molyneux's return to England in 1863. In 1865 the Molyneux house was appropriated by the Union Army as Headquarters for General O.O. Howard and his successor, General William F. Barry. Representatives of the family claimed that furnishings valued at more than $10,000, including part of the famous Molyneux wine cellar, were . . . — Map (db m5625) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 25-10 — Forsyth Park |
| | In the 1840s, William Brown Hodgson (1801-1871) conceived the idea of setting aside ten acres of wooded land at this site for development of Savannah's first recreational park. It was named for former Georgia Governor John Forsyth (1780-1841). William Bischoff created the original landscape design. In the early 1850s improvements to the park included removal of some pines for walkways and ornamental plantings, benches, and iron fencing around the perimeter. In 1854 the fountain and radiating . . . — Map (db m6092) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Francis Bartow |
| | Francis S. Bartow
Colonel 8th, Regt.
Georgia Volunteers
Confederate States Army
Born Savannah Ga.
September 6th, 1816.
Fell at Manassas
July 21 st, 1861. — Map (db m11363) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Garrison of Fort Jackson |
| | Starting in the Summer of 1812, Fort
Jackson was garrisoned by various
units of the United States Army and
Georgia Militia. These troops included
the 8th U.S. Infantry, 4th U.S. Artillery,
and the Chatham Artillery. — Map (db m24999) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Gen. James Jackson Home Site |
| | Site of the Home
Presented By The State Of Georgia
— To —
Major General James Jackson
Born 1757 - Died 1806
Revolutionary Hero, Statesman,
And Governor Of Georgia
Placed By
The Savannah Chapter Of The
Daughters Of The American Revolution
1949 — Map (db m15082) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Gen. Oglethorpe's Landing |
| | [ Compass ↑ Emblem ]
On February 12, 1733 Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe Landed On This Spot — Map (db m19894) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-29 — Gen. Samuel Elbert (1740-1788) |
| | Samuel Elbert, who became brigadier general in the Continental Army and governor of Georgia, migrated to this province from South Carolina as an orphan youth during the Colonial period. He prospered in mercantile pursuits and as an Indian trader; became a member of the Commons House of Assembly from Ebenezer, and was captain of a grenadier company prior to the Revolution.
A staunch patriot, Elbert served on the Council of Safety and in the first Provincial Congress of Georgia in 1775. He was . . . — Map (db m5340) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-7 — General Casimir Pulaski Sergeant William Jasper |
| | Near this spot two notable heroes of the American Revolution were mortally wounded in the ill-fated assault by the American and French forces upon the British lines here on October 9, 1779.
Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski, the famous Polish patriot, was fatally wounded by a grapeshot as he rode forward into the heavy fire from the British defenses located in this area.
Sergeant William Jasper fell a short distance west of this marker while attempting to plant the colors of the 2nd Regiment of . . . — Map (db m6698) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-30 — General Lachlan McIntosh (1727-1806) |
| | Lachlan McIntosh, Georgia's ranking Continental officer in the American Revolution, was the son of John Mor Mackintosh who settled with a group of Highlanders on the Altamaha in 1736. Lachlan served as a cadet in Oglethorpe’s Regiment and received part of his schooling at Bethesda. During the Colonial era he became a leading planter at Darien, accumulating a considerable property which he lost in the Revolution.
A firm supporter of American rights, McIntosh was commissioned Colonel of the . . . — Map (db m5400) |
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