Yamacraw Village in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dr. Noble W. Jones
1723 -1805
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 28, 2013
1. Dr. Noble Jones Marker
who also served as Speaker of the
Georgia Assembly during the
Royal and Revolutionary Period.
Imprisoned by the British, he later
held a seat in the Continental
Congress and Ga's Constitutional
Conventions. He was mourned as
the last Founder of Georgia
and was a Revolutionary leader.
Erected by Stone placed by the Wormsloe Foundation, Inc.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 32° 4.552′ N, 81° 6.036′ 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) when traveling south. 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: Michael Dennison (here, next to this marker); Col. John Jones (here, next to this marker); Robert Morris (here, next to this marker);
this page online
Regarding Dr. Noble W. Jones. Jones and his family were original settlers in Georgia, arriving in Savannah with founder James E. Oglethorpe on February 1, 1733. As a middle-class carpenter from England, Jones would perform a variety of roles in the new colony of Georgia including: constable, physician, surveyor, Indian agent, soldier, member of the royal council, treasurer, and senior justice of the province.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. ..see the marker shown on Dr. Noble Jones
Also see . . . Noble W. Jones. New Georgia Encyclopedia website entry:
Called the "Morning Star of Liberty," Noble W. Jones was prominent among Georgia's Whig leaders before and during the American Revolution (1775-83) serving in both the provincial and state legislatures and in the Continental Congress. (Submitted on April 16, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, Courtesy of the Wormsloe Foundation and Telfair Museum, circa 1781
2. Dr. Noble Jones
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 16, 2008
3. Dr. Noble Jones 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 703 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on March 26, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
