Yamacraw Village in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Joel Lane
1740 - 1795
Erected by Stone placed by Mary R. and Howard J. Morrison, Jr.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 32° 4.552′ N, 81° 6.033′ 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). 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. Joseph Brandt (here, next to this marker); Charles Pidcock (here, next to this marker); Major General Anthony Wayne (here, next to this marker); Lt. Ambrose Gordon (here, next to this marker); Lt. Col John Harris Cruger (here, next to this marker); Robert Morris (here, next to this marker); Col. John Jones (here, next to this marker); Lt. Joseph Lawton (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.
Regarding Joel Lane. In 1770, as a member of the colonial General Assembly, Lane successfully lobbied to create Wake County, then a sparsely settled wilderness. He named the county Wake in honor of Margaret Wake, wife of colonial Governor William Tryon. The following year, Wake’s first county court is believed to have convened at his house. Lane was appointed a member of the court, a position he held until his death. During the Revolutionary War, Lane's manor plantation was the site of important government meetings, both formal and informal. In 1776, Lane hosted the colony Council of Safety; the following year, he obtained a license for a small ordinary, or inn. From May to June 1781, Lane’s property was the setting for a session of the state General Assembly. Lane served in the state Senate in 11 of the 14 sessions from 1782 to 1794; he was also a delegate to the 1789 convention in Halifax that ratified the U.S. Constitution.
(Excerpt National Park Service, Joel Lane House)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 435 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on March 26, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.