Woodville/Bartow in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home

Founder of the Chicago Defender

Photographed By Mike Stroud

1. Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home Marker

Inscription.
From 1878 to 1889, Robert Sengstacke Abbott lived in the parsonage of Pilgrim Congregational Church, once located on this site. His stepfather John H. H. Sengstacke, minister of the church, published the Woodville Times. Abbott learned the printing trade here and developed his commitment to equal rights for African-Americans. In 1905, he founded the Chicago Defender, a newspaper that revolutionized African-American journalism. He fought to abolish Jim Crow laws and establish a non-discriminatory society. The Defender played a major role in initiating the Great Migration (1915-1919) of approximately 1.3 million blacks to northern cities.

Erected 2008 by Georgia Historical Society and the City of Savannah. (Marker Number 25-33.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion • Civil Rights • Communications. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 32° 5.678′ N, 81° 8.182′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Woodville/Bartow. Marker is on West Bay Street near Albion St.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3001 W Bay St, Savannah GA 31408, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Jasper Spring (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Jasper Spring (approx. 0.6 miles away); Largest Slave Sale in Georgia History (approx. 0.8 miles away); Moses J. Jackson (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hudson Hill (approx. one mile away); First Schools in West Savannah (approx. 1.1 miles away); Commercial Development of Western Savannah (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Great Dane Dog (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.

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1. Robert Sengstacke Abbott. Wikipedia entry:
In 1905 he founded The Chicago Defender with an initial investment of 25 cents. The Defender, which was once heralded as "The World's Greatest Weekly", soon became the most widely circulated black newspaper in the country (Submitted on February 2, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

2. The Chicago Defender. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 22, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2009

2. Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home Marker

Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home Marker, Looking east along West Bay Street (US 80) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2009

3. Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home Marker, Looking east along West Bay Street (US 80)

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 1, 2009

4. Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home Marker

I-516 Eastbound - Lynes Parkway is in the background.

Robert Sengstacke Abbott image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of the Chicago Defender

5. Robert Sengstacke Abbott

Robert Sengstacke Abbott On November 28, 1868, was born near this monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 10, 2009

6. Robert Sengstacke Abbott On November 28, 1868, was born near this monument

In the 1930s Abbott paid $1,600 for the impressive white granite monument professing his loving memory to Celia Abbott, Mary Finnick Abbott, and his father Thomas Abbott. Located Fort Frederica National Monument St. Simons Island, Ga.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 10, 2009

7. Abbott

In Loving Memory of
My
Father and Aunt
Thomas Abbott
——
Celia Abbott
——
erected by Robt. S. Abbott

Granite Monument - In Loving Memory My Aunt image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 10, 2009

8. Granite Monument - In Loving Memory My Aunt

Mary Abbot Finnick 1823- 1873

Abbott Monument at Fort Frederica image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 10, 2009

9. Abbott Monument at Fort Frederica

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,430 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 2, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on May 17, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.