Yamacraw Village in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lt. Col John Harris Cruger
1737-1807
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. Lt. Col John Harris Cruger Marker
Born to wealth and power, he was
forced to hide in the swamps of Long
Island until British forces landed.
He led the 1st Battalion of Delancey's
Loyalists and fought in both battles
of Savannah and many other engagements.
At war's end, his property
seized, he emigrated to England where
he spent the rest of his days.
Erected by Stone placed by Richard and Tania Mopper.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 32° 4.553′ N, 81° 6.032′ W. Memorial is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Yamacraw Village. It can be reached from Martin Luther King Boulevard (West Broad Street). Located between Louisville Road and West Harris Street (Between Savannah Visitor Center and Savannah Roundhouse Museum, in the Battlefield Memorial Park). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 Brandt (here, next to this marker); Joel Lane (here, next to this marker); Major General Anthony Wayne (here, next to this marker); Charles Pidcock (here, next to this marker); Robert Morris
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
2. Lt. Col John Harris Cruger Marker at the Memorial To The American Revolution
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 976 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 15, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on April 13, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
