Yamacraw Village in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Peter Tondee

1723 - 1775

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 28, 2013

1. Peter Tondee Marker

Inscription. Born in London, Peter came to
Savannah in 1733. Orphaned, he
was apprenticed and rose to
master in the carpentry trade
and leader of the artisans of
Savannah. His tavern was the
site of many of the banned
meetings that organized
resistance to and independence
from Royal rule.

Erected by Savannah Chapter NSDAR.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1733.

Location. 32° 4.553′ N, 81° 6.038′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Yamacraw Village. Memorial can be reached from Martin Luther King Boulevard (West Broad Street), on the right when traveling south. Located between Louisville Road. W. Harris Street (Between Savannah Visitor Center and Savannah Roundhouse Museum, in the Battlefield Memorial Park). 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. Major General Israel Putnam (here, next to this marker); To Honor Our Patriot Ancestors (here, next to this marker); Col. John White (here, next to this marker); Samuel Elbert (here, next to this marker); Mills Murphree (here,

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next to this marker); Colonel Mordecai Sheftall (here, next to this marker); Isidore De Lynch (here, next to this marker); Captain Charles Floyd (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.

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Georgia Historical Society

2. Peter Tondee

Peter Tondee Marker at the Memorial To The American Revolution image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 16, 2008

3. Peter Tondee Marker at the Memorial To The American Revolution

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 671 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on March 26, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.