Historic District - North in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lowell Mason
(1792 - 1872)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008
1. Lowell Mason 1792- 1872 Marker
A native of New England, Mason moved to Savannah at the age of twenty. He resided in this city for approximately fifteen years until his return to Massachusetts in 1827. He was active in the civic and religious life of his adopted city. He served as Secretary of the Savannah Missionary Society; was an active organizer of a school for the instruction of sacred music, and was Superintendent of the inter-denominational Savannah Sabbath School.
While Mason was the organist of the Independent Presbyterian Church, he set to music Bishop Reginald Heber's hymn, "From Greenland's Icy Mountains." In the church that then stood on this site the now famous hymn was sung in 1824 for the first time.
Among later well known compositions by Mason was the music for the great hymns, "My Faith Looks Up to Thee" and "Nearer, My god, to Thee."
Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 025-36.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Religion & Religious Structures
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Location. 32° 4.601′ N, 81° 5.585′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in the Historic District - North. It is on Bull Street near Oglerthorpe Street, on the right. 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: Independent Presbyterian Church (a few steps from this marker); Original 1733 Burial Plot (a few steps from this marker); Birthplace of Juliette Low (within shouting distance of this marker); "Tyrants Fall In Every Foe Liberty's In Every Blow" (within shouting distance of this marker); James Moore Wayne, 1790-1867 (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Wm. A. Caruthers (1802-46) (within shouting distance of this marker); Original Presbyterian Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.
Also see . . . Lowell Mason. Mason spent the first part of his adulthood in Savannah, Georgia, where he worked first in a dry-goods store, then in a bank. (Submitted on February 22, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Wikipedia, February 2008
2. Lowell Mason
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008
3. Independent Presbyterian Church, Savannah
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,552 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 22, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
