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By J. Makali Bruton, July 6, 2018
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1 Georgia, Athens-Clarke County, Athens — Abraham BaldwinFounder of the University of Georgia
Born in North Gilbert, Connecticut, November 2, 1754; graduate of Yale, 1772; licensed to preach by the New Haven Association of Ministers, 1775; Tutor in Yale, 1775 – 1779, Chaplain in the Continental Army, 1779 – 1783; Admitted to the . . . Map (db m20891) HM
2 Georgia, Athens-Clarke County, Athens — Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden
Welcome to the Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden! Constructed in 1998, this garden is managed by the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute (LACSI). Ethnobotany is the study of the traditional knowledge and customs of a people . . . Map (db m221587) HM
3 Georgia, Baldwin County, Milledgeville — 005-30 — De Soto in Georgia
In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd reserved for famine. Fired by his success in Pizarro's conquest of Peru, De Soto had been granted the rights, by the King of Spain, to explore, . . . Map (db m27275) HM
4 Georgia, Bibb County, Macon — 011-7 — Colonial Trading Path Reported missing
Colonial Trading Path or “Lower Path” joined the heart of the Creek Nation on the Chattahoochee River to the English Trading Post in Ocmulgee Old Fields, now Ocmulgee National Monument. Here the chief towns of the ancient Creek Confederacy stretched . . . Map (db m206104) HM
5 Georgia, Bibb County, Macon — 011-22 — De Soto in Georgia Reported missing
In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd reserved for famine. Fired by his success in Pizarro's conquest of Peru, De Soto had been granted the rights, by the King of Spain, to explore, . . . Map (db m27272) HM
6 Georgia, Bibb County, Macon — M. W. Grand Lodge of GeorgiaFree and Accepted Masons
The first Masonic meeting in Georgia was held in 1734 at the town of Sunbury in what is now Liberty County, with General James Edward Oglethorpe serving as Worshipful Master. This was just seventeen years after the formation of the Grand Lodge of . . . Map (db m49663) HM
7 Georgia, Bibb County, Macon — William Bartram TrailTraced 1773-1777
During his 1775 visit, Bartram noted this area “exhibited a delightful diversified rural scene and promises a happy, fruitful, and salubrious region.”Map (db m49588) HM
8 Georgia, Bryan County, Blitchton — 015-5B — Old River Road
The highway northward is the Old River Road, one of the earliest routes west of the Ogeechee and a leading way from Savannah to Georgia's western frontier. It followed an old Indian trial [sic] along the Ogeechee to a point west of Bartow, . . . Map (db m12474) HM
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9 Georgia, Bryan County, Richmond Hill — 015-8 — "Dead Town" of Hardwicke»—8 mi.—→
On May 10, 1754 GEORGE TOWN was established at the "Elbow" of Great Ogeechee River, eight miles east. In February, 1755, Gov. Reynolds, dissatisfied with Savannah as a capital and as a port, chose this new site because it has a . . . Map (db m8364) HM
10 Georgia, Bryan County, Richmond Hill — 015-9 — Fort Argyle
Near here, on the West bank of the Ogeechee River, Fort Argyle was built in 1733, to command one of the main passes by which enemy Indians had recently invaded South Carolina, and to give protection to the settlers of Savannah from anticipated raids . . . Map (db m29523) HM
11 Georgia, Bryan County, Richmond Hill — Hardwicke
This site on the Great Ogeechee, 14 miles from the Atlantic, was selected in 1755 by Governor John Reynolds for the capital of Georgia. He named it for his kinsman, Lord High Chancellor of England, Phillip Yorke Hardwicke. Reynolds said: "Hardwicke . . . Map (db m11225) HM
12 Georgia, Bulloch County, Donegal — 016-5 — Old Savannah Road←—→
The highway crossing here is the Old Savannah Road, one of the earliest vehicular routes west of the Ogeechee River. It led from Savannah to the Rock Landing on the Oconee, to the south of the present Milledgeville. There it connected with the main . . . Map (db m11101) HM
13 Georgia, Burke County, Waynesboro — 017-3 — Botsford Church - 1773
Botsford Church, Constituted in 1773 by the Rev. Edmund Botsford, was the second Baptist church in Georgia. Originally located 25 miles below Augusta, known as the New Savannah Church, it was moved about 10 miles to this place after the Revolution. . . . Map (db m13116) HM
14 Georgia, Burke County, Waynesboro — 017-6 — Burke County
Burke County, an original county, was created by the Const. of Feb. 5, 1777, from Creek Cession of May 30, 1733. In 1758, it had been organized as the Parish of St. George. Originally, it contained parts of Jefferson, Jenkins and Screven Counties. . . . Map (db m7856) HM
15 Georgia, Burke County, Waynesboro — 017-2 — Old Quaker Road
The highway bearing left is the Old Quaker road, on of Georgia's earliest vehicular highways. It was opened about 1769 to provide a direct way from Savannah to a Quaker settlement centering around Wrightsboro in today's upper McDuffie County. . . . Map (db m8022) HM
16 Georgia, Camden County, Kings Bay — 020-12 — Tabby Sugar Works of John Houston McIntosh
These are the ruins of a tabby sugar works built by John Houston McIntosh at New Canaan Plantation soon after 1825. In his sugar house McIntosh installed what was, according to Thomas Spalding, the first horizontal cane mill worked by cattle power. . . . Map (db m21289) HM
17 Georgia, Camden County, Kingsland — 020-5 — Post Road
This road, formerly an Indian trail which paralleled the coast, was used by the Spanish and the British. In 1778 it was traveled by the Revolutionary soldiers who marched against Fort Tonyn at Point Peter. Albert Gallatin while U.S. Secretary . . . Map (db m81752) HM
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18 Georgia, Camden County, St. Marys — Battle for GeorgiaFort Frederica National Monument
Georgia’s fate was decided in 1742 when Spanish and British forces clashed on St. Simons Island. Fort Frederica’s troops defeated the Spanish, ensuring Georgia’s future as a British colony. Today, the National Park Service manages Fort Frederica . . . Map (db m112210) HM
19 Georgia, Camden County, St. Marys — 020-10 — City of St. Marys
This town was built on the north bank of the St. Marys River at a place called Buttermilk Bluff. The original tract of land, containing 1620 acres, was purchased by the proprietors for laying out the Town of St. Marys for Jacob Weed for thirty eight . . . Map (db m14180) HM
20 Georgia, Camden County, St. Marys — Cumberland Island National Seashore
Nearby Cumberland Island is the largest and one of the most natural of Georgia's barrier islands, part of the chain of islands that stretches from Cape Code to beyond Key West. And, as a unite of the National Park System, Cumberland is yours to . . . Map (db m239234) HM
21 Georgia, Camden County, St. Marys — Spanish Occupation of Georgia
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22 Georgia, Camden County, St. Marys — St. Marys: A Military Town for 200+ YearsSt. Marys History Walk
By 1740, English General James Oglethorpe had established two forts (Fort St. Andrew and Fort William) on Cumberland Island to monitor the Spanish to the south. When the St. Marys River separated nations, America’s military had an important . . . Map (db m144959) HM
23 Georgia, Camden County, St. Marys — The Birth of a CitySt. Marys History Walk
Plans for the town of St. Marys, originally known as Buttermilk Bluff, were conceived by the British in 1767. The Articles of Agreement were signed on Cumberland Island in 1787 when the first American owner Jacob Weed, divided and sold land to 19 . . . Map (db m144903) HM
24 Georgia, Camden County, St. Marys — The Tragic AcadiansSt. Marys History Walk
These French-speaking refugees were forced to leave their homes in Nova Scotia by the British during the French & Indian War (1754-1763). The descendants of these oppressed Acadians ultimately sought refuge in St. Marys in the late 1790s after . . . Map (db m144939) HM
25 Georgia, Camden County, St. Marys — 020-3 — Washington Pump & Oak
There were originally six wells one in each square, the only source of pure water for St. Marys, (until the tidal wave of 1818). On the day that the Father of the Country was buried at Mt. Vernon local services were also held throughout the . . . Map (db m14178) HM
26 Georgia, Carroll County, Carrollton — 022-1 — Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Carroll County, created by an act of the Georgia legislature in December, 1826, proudly bears the name of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. Charles Carroll was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1737. He attended preparatory schools in this country . . . Map (db m12872) HM
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27 Georgia, Carroll County, Villa Rica — The Grove
In the mid-1600s, John Tyson traveled from the British Isles to Virginia. Over the next 200 years, his descendents migrated to North Carolina and on to Georgia. Alexander, Clement, and Jehu Tyson and their mother Penelope settled this land in 1853. . . . Map (db m10041) HM
28 Georgia, Chatham County, Isle of Hope — Isle of HopeNational Historic District
In 1736, Noble Jones, John Fallowfield and Henry Parker settled this important outpost on the colony's inland waterway to the south and named it Isle of Hope. Jones' Wormsloe plantation was fortified and armed against Spanish attack until 1742. . . . Map (db m9151) HM
29 Georgia, Chatham County, Isle of Hope — Isle of HopeNational Historic District
In 1736, Noble Jones, John Fallowfield and Henry Parker settled this important outpost on the colony's inland waterway to the south and named it Isle of Hope. Jones' Wormsloe plantation was fortified and armed against Spanish attack until 1742. The . . . Map (db m16387) HM
30 Georgia, Chatham County, Monteith — 25-39 — Mulberry Grove Plantation
Mulberry Grove which is located approximately 2 miles northeast from this marker is one of the most historic of the old Savannah River plantations. In early Colonial days mulberry trees were cultivated at Mulberry Grove for use in Georgia's . . . Map (db m8064) HM
31 Georgia, Chatham County, Montgomery — 025-66 — Site of Colonial Shipyard
Approximately 300 yards northeast of this marker there was located in colonial days a shipyard where at least one vessel capable of engaging in overseas trade was built. The creek on which it stood is known as Shipyard Creek. The site of the . . . Map (db m9399) HM
32 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah — Beaulieu Plantation
Granted 1739 to William Stephens Secretary Colony of Georgia 1737 - 1740 President 1743 - 1751 Here in 1779 under Count d'Estaing the French landed to join the Americans under General Lincoln in the Siege Of Savannah . . . Map (db m9149) HM
33 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah — 025-100 — Noble Jones’ “Wormslow”1736–1775
This 1½ mile oak avenue leads to the tabby ruins of Noble Jones’ colonial fortified plantation. Jones and his family were original settlers in Georgia, arriving in Savannah with founder James E. Oglethorpe on February 1, 1733. As a middle-class . . . Map (db m10960) HM
34 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 1812 Wesley Chapel
Savannah Methodism's first church building was erected on this corner of Lincoln and South Broad (now Oglethorpe) streets in 1812 by its first pastor, Rev. James Russell. Bishop Francis Asbury preached twice in Wesley Chapel on November 21, 1813. In . . . Map (db m5447) HM
35 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — African American Monument
We were stolen, sold and bought together from the African Continent We got on the slave ships together, we lay back to belly in the holds of the slave ships in each others excrement and urine together. Sometimes died together and our lifeless . . . Map (db m5278) HM
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36 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-17B — Archibald Bulloch
"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 . . . Map (db m5335) HM
37 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Barnard House
This Federal style house was constructed in the late eighteenth century as the residence of William Barnard, nephew of Sir John Barnard who, while serving in the British Parliament distinguished himself as a patron of the Georgia Colony The . . . Map (db m9166) HM
38 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-46 — Birthplace of the University Of GeorgiaMeeting Place of Legislature in 1785
Directly across Bay Street from this marker formerly stood the brick building, built in late colonial days and known as the “Coffee House,” in which the Legislature of Georgia met in 1785. Owned by Thomas Stone, it was described in a . . . Map (db m6668) HM
39 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Button Gwinnett
This Memorial to Button Gwinnett Born 1735       Died 1777 Georgia Signer of The Declaration of Independence President of Georgia Whose remains, buried in this cemetery, are believed to lie entombed hereunder. Was erected by the . . . Map (db m241905) HM
40 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-55 — Capt. Denis N. Cottineau(1745-1808)
This grave links Savannah with one of history's greatest naval dramas - the epic fight in 1779 between the "Bon Homme Richard" and "Serapis" in which John Paul Jones immortalized himself. Denis Nicolas Cottineau de Kerloguen received a commission . . . Map (db m5339) HM
41 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Christ Church
† I.H.S. Christ Church Founded A.D. 1733. Chartered 1789. Destroyed by Fire 1796. Rebuilt & enlarged 1803. Injured by a hurricane 1804. Constructed anew 1810. Taken down, and This Edifice Erected 1838. Partially . . . Map (db m13665) HM
42 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 25-5 — Christ ChurchThe Mother Church of Georgia
This Episcopal Church was the first house of worship established with the founding of Georgia in 1733. Early rectors included the Rev. John Wesley (1736-37), who began the earliest form of Sunday school and published the first English hymnal in . . . Map (db m5304) HM
43 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-20 — Colonial Park
This cemetery, the second in colonial Savannah, was the burying ground for the city from about 1750 until it was closed against burials in 1853. Among the distinguished dead who rest here are Archibald Bulloch, first President of Georgia; James . . . Map (db m5313) HM
44 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-75 — Colonial Town GateDavenport House
In 1757, during the administration of royal Governor Henry Ellis, a line of earthwork defenses, including a palisade, was erected around Savannah. Immediately west of this marker was located Bethesda Gate, one of the six entrances into the town. . . . Map (db m5356) HM
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45 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-22 — Duellist's Grave
The epitaph to James Wilde on the nearby tomb is a melancholy reminder of the days of duelling and, particularly, of a tragic affair of honor fought January 16, 1815, on the Carolina side of the river near Savannah. Lieutenant Wilde was shot through . . . Map (db m5376) HM
46 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Gen. Oglethorpe's Landing
(Compass emblem) On February 12, 1733 Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe Landed On This SpotMap (db m19894) HM
47 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-30 — General Lachlan McIntosh (1727-1806)
Lachlan McIntosh, Georgia's ranking Continental officer in the American Revolution, was the son of John Mor Mackintosh who settled with a group of Highlanders on the Altamaha in 1736. Lachlan served as a cadet in Oglethorpe’s Regiment and received . . . Map (db m5400) HM
48 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Home Of Genl Lachlan MacIntosh1782-1806
First Constitutional Session of the Georgia Legislature held in the "Long Room" Jany 1783 Headquarters Genl George Washington May 1791Map (db m6470) HM
49 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Independent Presbyterian ChurchSavannah, Georgia
Minister ~ Terry L. Johnson Founded 1755 Present Sanctuary Erected 1891 For more than 200 years holding aloft the torch of truthMap (db m9177) HM
50 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-35 — Independent Presbyterian Church
The Independent Presbyterian Church was organized in 1755. The first meeting house stood facing Market Square in Savannah, between what are now St. Julian and Bryan Streets, on property granted by King George II for the use and benefit of those . . . Map (db m5515) HM
51 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Italians in Georgia's Genesis
When James Oglethorpe left England to begin the new colony of Georgia, in 1732, one of the passengers was Paul Amatis, an Italian artisan, skilled in producing silk. He was later placed in charge of Trustees Garden. Later, more Italian familes came . . . Map (db m9390) HM
52 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 25-45 — James Edward Oglethorpe(1696-1785)
The monument in this Square to James Edward Oglethorpe - the great soldier-philanthropist who founded the colony of Georgia - was erected by the State of Georgia, the City of Savannah and various Patriotic Societies. Impressive ceremonies marked . . . Map (db m5308) HM
53 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 25-15 — James Habersham
Here rests James Habersham -- associate of George Whitefield and a leading merchant, planter, and public servant during Georgia's colonial era. Mr. Habersham came to the colony in 1738 as a youthful follower of the Rev. Whitefield and collaborated . . . Map (db m5357) HM
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54 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-37 — James JohnstonGeorgia's First Newspaper Publisher & Printer
Here repose the remains of James Johnston (1738-1808) - - editor of Georgia's first newspaper. A native of Scotland, Johnston settled at Savannah in 1761. "Recommended as a person regularly bred and well skilled in the Art and mystery of . . . Map (db m5388) HM
55 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Jane Cuyler
Jane Cuyler (born Jeanne de la Touche) came to Savannah with her husband Teleman in 1768. After his death in 1772, Cuyler took in lodgers, first at her home on the corner of Bull and Broughton Streets, then at an undetermined location on Bay . . . Map (db m6159) HM
56 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Jewish Colonists
Near this site on July 11, 1733, five months after Oglethorpe founded Georgia, 42 Jewish colonists, having sailed from London, disembarked from the William and Sarah. It was the largest group of Jews ever to sail on one vessel from . . . Map (db m26707) HM
57 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — John Wesley
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58 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — John Wesley
On this spot, where stood the first public building erected in Georgia, John Wesley preached his first sermon on American soil. March 7, 1736 (OS) Text- 1 Corinthians XIII — • — This tablet commemorates the Bi-Centenary . . . Map (db m14128) HM
59 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — John Wesley
South face: Founder of Methodism Minister Of The Church of England In Savannah 1736-1737 East face: My hearts desire for this place is not that it be a famous or rich but that it may be a religous colony . . . Map (db m15622) HM
60 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-88 — John Wesley, 1703 - 1791Founder of Methodism
On the "trust lot" south of President Street and immediately west of this square stood in 1736- 37 the parsonage in which John Wesley resided. In the adjoining garden he read, prayed and meditated. Weekly meetings of members of his Christ Church . . . Map (db m5275) HM
61 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Johnson Square
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62 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-38A — Johnson Square
Johnson Square is named for Governor Robert Johnson of South Carolina who befriended the colonists when Georgia was first settled. It was laid out by Oglethorpe and by Colonel William Bull in 1733, and was the first of Savannah's squares. In early . . . Map (db m5494) HM
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63 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 25-38 — Jonathan Bryan(1708 – 1788)
Born in Pocotaligo, SC, Jonathan Bryan accompanied James Oglethorpe on his initial visit to Yamacraw Bluff in 1733. One of Georgia’s largest landholders, Bryan was a supporter of evangelist George Whitefield and encouraged religious services for his . . . Map (db m41816) HM
64 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-50 — Joseph Clay, Patriot
A native of Yorkshire, Joseph Clay (1741-1804) settled at Savannah at the age of nineteen. His uncle, James Habersham, declared that his "industry" was "highly commendable" and "his Abilities for Trade unquestionable." Fulfilling his early promise, . . . Map (db m5364) HM
65 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-14 — Joseph Habersham (1751-1815)John Habersham (1754-1799) James Habersham, Jr. (1745-1799)
The three Habersham brothers - who here rest beside their distinguished father, James Habersham - were prominent patriots in the American Revolution and outstanding public men during the early years of the republic. JOSEPH . . . Map (db m5361) HM
66 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-85 — Joseph Vallence Bevan(1798-1830) — Georgia's First Official Historian —
There was "None, No None!" reads the epitaph on this tomb. "Against Whose Name the Recording Angel Would More Reluctantly Have Written Down Condemnation." Born at Dublin, Ireland. Son of a Georgia planter, Joseph V. Bevan attended the Univ. of . . . Map (db m5551) HM
67 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-1 — Landing of Oglethorpe and the Colonists
James Edward Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia, landed with the original colonists, about 114 in number, at the foot of this bluff on February 1 (February 12, new style), 1733. The site where he pitched his tent is marked by the stone bench . . . Map (db m5263) HM
68 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-49 — Major John Berrien(1759 - 1815)
In 1775 John Berrien of New Jersey came to the province of Georgia, where one of his mother's kin had previously settled. His father, John Berrien (1711-1772), was a judge of the supreme court of New Jersey and a trustee of Princeton College. From . . . Map (db m5341) HM
69 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — New World Medical Plants
On this site During the 1730's the Trustees of the Georgia Colony, aided by funds from the Worshipful Society Of Apothecaries of London sought to grow New World medical plants both for their therapeutic value and for the enrichment of empire. The . . . Map (db m6185) HM
70 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Oglethorpe Bench
On this spot one hundred and seventy three years ago James Oglethorpe the founder of the colony pitched his tent and here rested at the close of the day from which Georgia was settled.Map (db m16064) HM
71 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Oglethorpe's House
1736-1740 On this site stood the house occupied by James Edward Oglethorpe when in Savannah. His home he made in Frederica the better to protect the young colonyMap (db m6499) HM
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72 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Original 1733 Burial Plot
Original 1733 burial plot allotted by James Edward Oglethorpe to the Savannah Jewish Community.Map (db m9388) HM
73 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Original Presbyterian Meeting House
This wall is an adaptation of what is believed to be, after through archaeological research sponsored by Historic Savannah Foundation, the original Presbyterian Meeting House, now the Independent Presbyterian Church, housed on the land granted by . . . Map (db m5510) HM
74 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Printing Office of James Johnson
On this site stood the Printing Office of James Johnson Official Printer of Laws and Paper Currency of the province. He was the founder of "The Georgia Gazette" the only newspaper in the colony. The first issue appearing April 7, 1763Map (db m6488) HM
75 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 3 — Savannah and the Slave Trade
Although slavery was illegal when the colony of Georgia was founded, it was a well established institution in other American colonies. Settlers were confronted with the economics to compete with slave labor. Carolinians produced cash crops with . . . Map (db m19587) HM
76 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 25-7 — Savannah Waterfront
The colony of Georgia began on Savannah's waterfront in 1733. The riverfront has always played an important role in Georgia, whether as a colonial port, exporter of cotton, or tourist destination. The first commercial house below the bluff opened in . . . Map (db m4900) HM
77 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 25-13 — Savannah: Colonial Capital and Birthplace ofRepresentative Government in Georgia
In March 1750, the Georgia Trustees in London resolved to allow colonists to elect a representative assembly to meet in Savannah, Georgia's colonial capitol. Sixteen delegates met on January 15,1751, for a twenty-four day session. Representative . . . Map (db m5794) HM
78 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 6 — Savannah's Cobblestones
The earliest streets were little more than sandy avenues and virtually all residential, commercial, and public structures were wood. As sailing vessels arrived to discharge and take on cargos, the cobblestones they carried as ballast were often . . . Map (db m19499) HM
79 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Savannah's First Burying Ground
When Savannah was laid out in 1733, the two lots on which this building stands were set aside as a burying ground. William Cox, surgeon, who came on the "Ann," was the first of the colonists to die and was buried here with appropriate ceremonies. . . . Map (db m18259) HM
80 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 8 — Savannah's Wharves
One of the first problems facing Savannah settlers was the lack of adequate facilities to dock vessels. While river depths along the bluff Oglethorpe selected for the town provided excellent anchorage, the swift currents and steep bank made . . . Map (db m19608) HM
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81 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 2 — Settlement of Savannah
On January 18,1733, the British galley Anne arrived in Charleston, South Carolina with James Oglethorpe, 144 "sober, moral, and industrious" colonists and provisions to build a new colony south of the Savannah River in Georgia. While the . . . Map (db m19545) HM
82 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Site of FilatureErected 1753
Where colony's production of silk was reeled until 1771. Building then used for public purposes. President Washington attended a ball here in 1791. Building destroyed by fire in 1859.Map (db m9391) HM
83 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-28 — Telfair Family Mansion(1818 - William Jay, Architect)
This building is one of the City's outstanding examples of Regency architecture. The main floor and basement kitchens are maintained as a historic house museum. The rotunda and west wing are later additions. It was left by Savannah's outstanding . . . Map (db m5524) HM
84 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — The First Act of Alcohol Prohibition in America
The First Act of Alcohol Prohibition in America was decreed in Savannah in 1735 Issued by His Majesty King George II to General James Oglethorpe, founder of the Colony of Georgia "Whereas it is found by Experience that the use of Liquors called . . . Map (db m133125) HM
85 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — The Georgia Hussars Organized 13 February 1736
This troop of Mounted Rangers was raised by General Oglethorpe to patrol and protect the Colony of Georgia from the Spaniards and Indians. It fought at Bloody Marsh in 1742 and at the Siege of Savannah in 1779. Its record during The War . . . Map (db m6163) HM
86 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — The Georgia Medical Society
The first Medical Society in Georgia, sixth oldest in America, was organized June 28, 1804, and continues to be active in Savannah today. Dr. Noble Wimberly Jones, first President, was the son of a member of General Oglethorpe's first settlers of . . . Map (db m12082) HM
87 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — The Public Oven and Home for Strangers
On this site March 29, 1734 when Savannah was an English colony stood the public oven and next door 22-24 Congress St. The house for strangersMap (db m22300) HM
88 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — The Public Store
On this site stood in Colonial days March 29, 1734 the public store, the first store of the English colonists Map (db m22299) HM
89 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — This is Yamacraw Bluff
This is Yamacraw Bluff where the Colony of Georgia was founded February 12, 1733 by Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe. Voted by the Georgia Daughters of the American Revolution the Most Historic Spot In GeorgiaMap (db m27423) HM
90 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-4 — Tomo-Chi-Chi's Grave
Tomo-Chi-Chi, Mico of the Yamacraws, a tribe of the Creek Indian Nation, is buried in this Square. He has been called a co-founder, with Oglethorpe, of Georgia. He was a good friend to the English, a friendship indispensable to the establishment of . . . Map (db m5406) HM
91 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Tondee's Tavern
On this site stood in colonial times Tondee's Tavern where gathered The Sons Of LibertyMap (db m6497) HM
92 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — William Bartram TrailTraced 1773-1777 — Deep South Region —
In 1765 John and William Bartram, naturalists, began an extended trail from Savannah through Georgia and left a legacy of impressions.Map (db m5087) HM
93 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-44 — William ScarbroughPromoter of the First Transatlantic Steamship
William Scarbrough (1776-1838) was the moving force among the enterprising business men of Savannah who in 1819 sent the first steamship across the Atlantic Ocean. The corporate charter which Scarbrough and his associates obtained from the Georgia . . . Map (db m5385) HM
94 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — William StephensFirst Grand Master, Grand Lodge Of Georgia, F &AM
Born January 1752 at Beaulieu (Bulie) near Savannah of distinguished English ancestry, William Stephens was an eminent lawyer and jurist during and after the War For Independence. Georgia’s first Attorney-General he was also Chief Justice of . . . Map (db m5432) HM
95 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - South — Augusta Road1735-1920
Northwest of this spot, on Liberty and West Broad Streets began the Augusta Road, one of the oldest in Georgia. Map (db m6818) HM
96 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - South — 25-61 — Mary Musgrove
Mary Musgrove was the daughter of an English trader and a Creek Indian mother. In 1717 she and her husband, John, established Cowpens trading post near the Savannah River which became a center of 18th century English-Indian trade for deer hides. . . . Map (db m132897) HM
97 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - South — Ogeechee Road
Here, in 1735, was the beginning of the road to Darien, now called the Ogeechee Road, probably the first road laid out in Georgia, with the assistance of Tomochichi.Map (db m6318) HM
98 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Hitch Village/Fred Wessels Homes — 15 — King Cotton
Georgia colonists were quick to experiment with plants that could be cultivated to supply income. While growing mulberry to produce silk, grapes to produce wine and indigo to produce dye were marginally successful, those early . . . Map (db m19369) HM
99 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Hitch Village/Fred Wessels Homes — 13 — Savannah's Early Economy
A critical priority for the first Georgia colonists was to identify and develop economic enterprises that could support the colony. Trade with native Americans was established and exports included hides that could be shipped to England and sold in . . . Map (db m19500) HM
100 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Kayton/Frazier Area — De Lyon - De La Motta Cemetery
Family Burial Ground of Levi Sheftall commonly known as the De Lyon - De La Motta Cemetery Dedicated 1773 used about 80 yearsMap (db m13322) HM

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