Historic District - North in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Archibald Bulloch
Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 9, 2008
1. Archibald Bulloch Marker
"This is no time to talk of moderation; in the present instance it ceases to be a virtue."
Speech to Provincial Congress, June 5, 1776
Foremost among Georgia's Revolutionary patriots stood Archibald Bulloch whose remains rest in this vault. An early and staunch advocate of American rights, Bulloch was among the patriots who issued the call in 1774 for the first province-wide meeting of the friends of Liberty in Georgia.
He served as President of the 1st and the 2nd Provincial Congress & was a delegate in 1775 to the Continental Congress where he won John Adams' praise for his "abilities and fortitude."
In April, 1776, Mr. Bulloch became the first President and Commander in Chief of Georgia, an office he ably filled until his untimely death during the latter part of February, 1777. His loss was a severe blow to the revolutionary cause in Georgia as his was the only leadership which united the Whig factions in the troubled young State.
Theodore Roosevelt was the great-great-grandson of the Georgia patriot.
Erected 1958 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 025-17B.)
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Location. 32° 4.5′ N, 81° 5.395′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in the Historic District - North. Marker can be reached from East Oglethorpe Ave. In Colonial Park Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Duellist's Grave (here, next to this marker); Joseph Vallence Bevan (a few steps from this marker); James Johnston (a few steps from this marker); William Scarbrough (within shouting distance of this marker); Edward Greene Malbone (within shouting distance of this marker); Button Gwinnett (within shouting distance of this marker); Major John Berrien (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Clay, Patriot (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.
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Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 2008
2. Archibald Bulloch Marker
Also see . . .
1. Archibald Bulloch 1730-1777. New Georgia Encyclopedia website entry:
" At the Continental Congress, Bulloch immediately impressed the delegates from the other colonies when he arrived wearing homespun clothes, symbolizing Georgia's commitment to the embargo on British goods. " (Submitted on February 12, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. About Bulloch. Wikipedia entry:
"In the Continental Congress, he was a member of the Secret Committee, which was responsible for gathering war supplies." (Submitted on February 12, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
3. Archibald Bulloch Marker
Photographed By Brian Scott, April 21, 2005
4. Archibald Bulloch Marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 2008
5. Archibald Bulloch Marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 11, 2011
6. Archibald Bulloch Marker
Photographed By Brian Scott, April 21, 2005
7. Archibald Bulloch Marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 1, 2008
8. At the grave site
Inscription:
"First President of Georgia
1776-1777
Archibald Bulloch
Born in So. Carolina
1730
Died in Savh
1777"
Photographed By Henry Benbridge, 1775
9. Archibald Bulloch
The image is a detail of Benbridge's portrait of Bulloch.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,345 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 25, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on February 12, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on November 26, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on October 6, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 5. submitted on February 12, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on September 11, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 7. submitted on October 6, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 8, 9. submitted on February 12, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
