Historic District - North in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Old Harbor Light
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008
1. Old Harbor Light Marker
Standing 77 feet above the river level and illuminated by gas, it served for several years as a guide to vessels passing over the hulls of ships that the British scuttled in 1779 to close the harbor to the French naval forces. During the Siege of Savannah that year by the French and Americans, the warship Truite, commanded by the Count de Chastenet de Puysegur, shelled this area of Savannah from her anchorage in Back River opposite this point.
The development of this portion of Emmet Park as a garden area was a project of the Trustees Garden Club during the centennial year of the erection of the “Old Harbor Light.”
Erected 1958 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 025-58.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 32° 4.764′ N, 81° 5.07′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in the Historic District - North. It is on East Bay Street., on the right when traveling
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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: The Georgia Medical Society (within shouting distance of this marker); The Liberty (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lions Club of Savannah (within shouting distance of this marker); 1996 Olympic Yachting Cauldron (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Crossing the Savannah (about 300 feet away); Liberty 1775 (about 300 feet away); Ironclads and Gunboats of the Savannah River Squadron (about 300 feet away); New World Medical Plants (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.
Also see . . . Savannah Harbor Light. (Submitted on February 17, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008
2. Harbor Light
Photographed by Brian Scott, April 21, 2005
3. Old Harbor Light Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009
4. Old Harbor Light close-up
Historic American Buildings Survey, 1934
5. Old Harbor Light
Historic American Engineering Record HABS GA,26-SAV,23-1
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Photographed by Brian Scott, April 21, 2005
6. Old Harbor Light
Photographed by Brian Scott, April 21, 2005
7. Old Harbor Light
Photographed by Brian Scott, April 21, 2005
8. Nearby Anchor
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,491 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on October 6, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 4. submitted on May 30, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on June 11, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6, 7, 8. submitted on October 6, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
