Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Old Bonaventure Waterworks and Garden

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 12, 2022

1. The Old Bonaventure Waterworks and Garden Marker

Inscription. Two Rumsey triplex pumps were installed by the Evergreen Cemetery Co. in 1905. Following an explosion of one of these pumps, the City of Savannah placed a sterling deep well turbine pump on site in 1934. This operated until the cemetery was connected to the Savannah water system.

The area was cleared in 1998 and is maintained by the Bonaventure Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 32° 2.556′ N, 81° 2.662′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It can be reached from Greenwich Road east of Walz Way, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in Bonaventure Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31404, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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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 walking distance of this marker: The History of Victor B. Jenkins Jr. Memorial Boys Club (within shouting distance of this marker); Little Gracie (within shouting distance of this marker); Fred Wessels, Senior (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); American Legion Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Sacred to the Memory of Veterans of World Wars (about 600 feet away); Julia Denise Backus Smith (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colonials at Bonaventure (approx. ¼ mile away); John S. Banks (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 12, 2022

2. The Old Bonaventure Waterworks and Garden Marker

The marker is next to several pipes from the old waterworks.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 12, 2022

3. The Old Bonaventure Waterworks and Garden Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 471 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on November 15, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.