Yamacraw Village in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Robert Morris
1734 - 1806
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013
1. Robert Morris Marker
America's most recognized business
figure and was given charge of the
Revolution's finances. Often using
personal credit or funds he was a
key factor in achieving victory. He
formed the National Bank and
secured the new country's
currency. He died impoverished.
Erected by Stone Placed by First Chatham Bank.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 32° 4.553′ N, 81° 6.035′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Yamacraw Village. Marker 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. 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. Dr. Noble W. Jones (here, next to this marker); Michael Dennison (here, next to this marker); Col. John Jones (here, next to this marker); Joseph Brandt (here, next to this marker); Joel Lane (here, next to this marker); Captain Charles Floyd
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Also see . . .
1. Robert Morris, Wikipedia entry. a Welsh-born American merchant, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. He was elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly, became the Chairman of the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety, and was chosen as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, where he served as chairman of the "Secret Committee of Trade" and as a member of the Committee of Correspondence. Morris personally loaned £100,000 to pay the Continental troops under Washington. This helped to keep the Army together just before the battle of Princeton. He subsequently paid from his own funds the troops via "Morris notes" to continue Washington's ability to wage war as the US currency had no value. (Submitted on April 6, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. US History.Org. Delegate to the Continental Congress, 1775, Appointed Special Commissioner of Finance, 1776; Author of the plan for a National Bank, 1781;
Painter: Robert Edge Pine from Wikimedia Commons
2. Robert Morris
Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 16, 2008
3. Robert Morris Marker at the Memorial To The American Revolution
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 457 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on March 26, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
