Hudson Hill/Bayview in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hudson Hill

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 18, 2020

1. Hudson Hill Marker

Inscription. The Hudson Hill community derives its name from the first pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church located on Weldon Street. The church, established on April 10, 1895, was served by Rev. A. Hudson for its first 13 years. Rev. Hudson was such an influential leader in the local community that people began to refer to the area as "Hudson Hill." With the exception of the Jasperville area, Hudson Hill was settled later and developed differently than the other western Savannah communities. Hudson Hill is smaller than Woodville and West Savannah and its growth as a neighborhood expanded in the mid twentieth century after the area was annexed by the City of Savannah in 1939. The growth of employment in the port and industries was crucial to the development of each western Savannah community. However, the later period of significant settlement and proximity to the port and industries along its northern boundary resulted in Hudson Hill developing with a unique mix of single-family houses and employer-built apartments and duplexes. Examples of this housing in the community include the Mutual Quarters duplexes constructed by the Mutual

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Fertilizer Company, the Union Bag village, and the World War II-era shipyard worker housing developments later renamed Clearview Homes and Bayview Homes.

Information from Low Land and the High Road: Life and Community in the Hudson Hill, West Savannah, and Woodville Neighborhoods by Martha L. Keber

Erected by Marker erected through the cooperation of the Federal Highway Administration, the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Chatham County and the City of Savannah.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 10, 1895.

Location. 32° 5.341′ N, 81° 7.232′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Hudson Hill/Bayview. It is at the intersection of West Bay Street (Georgia Route 25 Conn) and Hudson Street, on the right when traveling west on West Bay Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31415, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal

Hudson Hill Marker looking west image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 18, 2020

2. Hudson Hill Marker looking west

Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Schools in West Savannah (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Moses J. Jackson (about 400 feet away); Commercial Development of Western Savannah (approx. 0.2 miles away); Largest Slave Sale in Georgia History (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jasper Spring (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Jasper Spring (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Great Dane Dog (approx. 0.6 miles away); Central of Georgia Railroad (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,339 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.