Historic District - North in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Colonial Park
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1. Colonial Park Marker
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. Cottineau de Kerloguen who aided John Paul Jones in the engagement between the "Bon Homme Richard" and the "Serapis"; Hugh McCall, early historian of Georgia; Edward Green Malbone, the noted miniaturist, and Colonel John S. McIntosh, a hero of the War with Mexico.
The remains of Major General Nathanael Greene who died in 1786 reposed in the Graham vault until they were reinterred in 1901 in Johnson Square.
The cemetery became a city park in 1896.
Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 025-20.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Notable Places
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Location. 32° 4.539′ N, 81° 5.418′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in the Historic District - North. It can be reached from the intersection of Oglethorpe Ave and Abercorn St, on the right. Located just inside the gates at the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, 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. 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: Joseph Clay, Patriot (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Samuel Elbert (1740-1788) (within shouting distance of this marker); William Stephens (within shouting distance of this marker); Major John Berrien (within shouting distance of this marker); Button Gwinnett (within shouting distance of this marker); Hugh McCall (1767-1823) (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Habersham (1751-1815) (within shouting distance of this marker); James Habersham (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.
Regarding Colonial Park. Colonial Park Cemetery was not the first Colonial cemetery. From 1733 to
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2. Colonial Park Marker
Also see . . . Colonial Park Cemetery. Wikipedia entry:
More than 700 of those people were victims of the yellow fever epidemic of 1820. (Submitted on May 1, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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3. Colonial Park Marker
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4. Colonial Park Marker
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5. Colonial Park Cemetery
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6. Colonial Park Cemetery
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7. Colonial Park Cemetery
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8. Colonial Park Cemetery
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9. Colonial Park Cemetery
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10. Colonial Park Cemetery
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11. Colonial Park Cemetery
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12. Colonial Park Cemetery
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13. Colonial Park Cemetery
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14. Colonial Park Cemetery
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15. Colonial Park Cemetery
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16. D.A. R. Entrance Gate
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17. Gate Close-up on Left Side
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18. Gate Close-up Right Side
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19. Colonial Park Cemetery
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20. Colonial Park
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21. Headstones propped up
Along the wall of the cemetery, you'll notice the headstones propped up here. These were some the many headstones that were removed by General Sherman's troops, when they set up camp in the cemetery. No one knows where they belong.
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22. Colonial Park, looking northeast from center of the cemetery
There are two historical markers in view.
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23. Colonial Park looking north
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24. Colonial Park Cemetery, looking west, with the Savannah skyline in the background
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25. Colonial Park Bulloch grave, as mentioned
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.
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26. Colonial Park Habersham Vault
James Habersham associate of George Whitefield and a leading merchant, planter, and public servant during Georgia's colonial era.
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27. Colonial Park, Lachlan McIntosh, Georgia's ranking Continental officer in the American Revolution,
as mentioned
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28. Colonial Park, as mentioned, Samuel Elbert and wife
He became Governor of this State, Sheriff of Chatham County and Grand Master of Georgia Masons.
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29. Colonial Park, as mentioned, Denis Nicolas Cottineau de Kerloguen
He received a commission in the Continental Navy during the American Revolution.
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30. Colonial Park, as mentioned, Hugh McCall
Here was buried the author of the first history of Georgia.
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31. Colonial Park, as mentioned, Edward Green Malbone
America's foremost painter of miniatures.
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32. Colonial Park, Major John Berrien
Active in public life in Georgia, Berrien was for several years Collector of Customs at Savannah; served as an alderman, and was State Treasurer at Louisville (1796-1799). Berrien died at Savannah on November 6, 1815.
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33. William Scarbrough, Promoter of the First Transatlantic Steamship
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34. Colonial Park, James Johnson
Official Printer of Laws and Paper Currency of the province. He was the founder of "The Georgia Gazette", the only newspaper in the colony. The first issue appearing April 7, 1763.
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35. Colonial Park, Georgia's First Official Historian, Joseph Vallence Bevan
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36. Colonial Park, Joseph Clay
He held several positions of importance, including State Treasurer and Judge of the Inferior Court. He was one of the first trustees for the State College that later became the University of Georgia.
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37. Colonial Park, headstone for Lieutenant Wilde near the Duelist's Grave Marker
This humble stone records the filial piety fraternal affection and manly virtues of James Wilde, Esquire, late District Paymaster in the army of the U.S. He fell in a duel on the 16th of January, 1815, by the hand of a man who, a short time ago, would have been friendless but for him; and expired instantly in his 22d year: dying, as he had lived: with unshaken courage & unblemished reputation. By his untimely death the prop of a Mother's age is broken: The hope and consolation of Sisters is destroyed, the pride of Brothers humbled in the dust and a whole Family, happy until then, overwhelmed with affliction.
Source: Chatham County Ga Archives
History ... Savannah Duels - Chapter XI 1923
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