330th Bomb SQ 93rd Bomb GP
Last Crew Of
The Duchess
Lt David W Thompson P
Lt Waldron L Snyder * CP
Lt Robert L Warner B
Lt James A Ivain N
Capt Miles R League CMDP . . . — — Map (db m67066) WM
Near Bourne Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
In Memory of the men and woman
of the Resistance who risked
their lives to come to the aid
of the Allied Airmen 1942-45
We Will Never Forget
Air Forces Escape & Evasion Society — — Map (db m63583) WM
Service To God & Country
Lt. Com. H.J. Weikler
US Navy
Apr 1934 - May 1959
Sgt. E.M. Weixler
US Army 796th AA
June1943 - Feb 1946
Pfc. R.H. Weixler, Sr.
Mighty 8th USAAF
Nov 1942 - Sept 1945
Cpl. G.M. Weixler
73rd Tank . . . — — Map (db m67027) WM
This marker is dedicated to my mother Mrs. Sarah MacIntyre and my mother in law Mrs.
Zola Swift who like millions of other mothers
joined together with their sons and daughters
to rid the world of the evils of the empires
of Germany and . . . — — Map (db m65234) HM WM
Near Bourne Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
This plaque is placed in honor of Captain MacDonald Austin and Sargeant Jack Berlin who
parachuted into the Dordogne Region of France on the night of June 10, 1944 to help French
Partison troops distrupt the enemy following the invasion at . . . — — Map (db m63606) HM WM
Dedicated to the 2.7 million men and
woman in the U.S. Military who served
in the Vietnam War from 1957-1975 and
to the 58,245 who sacrificed their lives
for the freedom of the Vietnamese
people
( Map of Southeast Asia )
We are . . . — — Map (db m18248) HM
On Bourne Avenue, 0.2 miles north of Louisville Road (U.S. 80), on the right when traveling north.
Worth W. Boister Jr. and Thomas D. Barnett
restored this aircraft in 2017
to honor their USAF academy classmates
on occasion of their 50th Reunion.
They were in the 23rd Cadet Squadron and
later flew the F-4 in combat in . . . — — Map (db m226442) WM
To The Memory And Honor Of
WW II Bombardiers
"The greatest bombing planes in the world
take him into battle through every opposition
and in thirty seconds over the target he
must vindicate the greatest responsibility
ever placed . . . — — Map (db m63598) WM
On North Coastal Highway (Georgia Route 25), on the right when traveling west.
From South Carolina line to Florida line
distance of 136 miles. Traversing
Chatham, Bryan, Liberty, McIntosh,
Glynn and Camden Counties.
First work done in 1735 when the road
from Savannah to Darien, probably the
first road in Georgia, was . . . — — Map (db m15150) HM
On South Coastal Highway (State Highway 25) near Oxnard Drive, on the right when traveling north.
In December, 1864, was fought on the Savannah River near here one of the few battles in which Confederate gunboats and Union field artillery were engaged against each other. Colerain Plantation, as these lands were then known, had been occupied on . . . — — Map (db m12615) HM
Near Main Street (Georgia Route 25) north of Bourne Avenue (Georgia Route 307), on the right when traveling north.
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) was created in 1945 by the state during the economic boom of World War II. Savannah and Brunswick, Georgia's deepwater ports, had a long history of global trade. The GPA owns two Savannah terminals: its headquarters . . . — — Map (db m200203) HM
On Interstate 95, on the right when traveling south.
Recovered from the Savannah River on February 27, 1994 during Georgia Department of Transportation construction work for the U.S. 17 Alt./ Talmadge Bridge in Savannah, Georgia, this 1200 pound anchor would have been used on large ocean going or . . . — — Map (db m46582) HM
On Augusta Road (State Highway 21) at Old Augusta Road (Old State Highway 21), on the right when traveling west on Augusta Road.
Houston Baptist Church and its adjoining cemetery were
organized in 1886 under the leadership of Reverend Ulysses L. Houston, minister of First Bryan Baptist Church in Savannah. A significant religious and political leader in the African-American . . . — — Map (db m7962) HM
On South Coastal Highway (State Highway 25) near Oxnard Drive.
During the first years after the founding of the Colony of Georgia in 1733 these lands (now owned by the Savannah Sugar Refining Company) were known as the "Grange" or "Cowpen" plantation. Along the Savannah River, about one mile East of this . . . — — Map (db m159595) HM
On State Highway 21, on the right when traveling south.
Richmond Baptist Church and its adjoining cemetery were organized on March 14, 1897 under the leadership of Rev. E.K. Love, third pastor of First African Baptist Church in Savannah. Rev. Love was a significant missionary and religious leader in the . . . — — Map (db m53372) HM
Near North Coastal Highway (Georgia Route 25) 1 mile west of Bonnybridge Road.
For much of the 18th and 19th centuries the lower Savannah River area was largely occupied by rice-growing plantations. Among the most notable plantations was Mulberry Grove, once the home of General Nathanael Greene. After Greene’s death in 1786 . . . — — Map (db m188748) HM
Near Oxnard Drive at Sugar Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
(front)
On the evening of February 7, 2008 an explosion and fire at the Savannah Sugar Refinery claimed the lives of 14 associates and injured dozens more. Lgacy Park is dedicated to the sweet loving memory of the fallen.
“I thank . . . — — Map (db m188755) HM
Near Fort Jackson Road (Woodcock Street), 1.3 miles north of East President Street.
Constructed during the 1870’s improvements phase, this building was to be used for the storage of cannon shells. The War Department planned to install three 10” Columbiads and two 6.4” (100 pounders) cannon. Only this magazine was built before the . . . — — Map (db m190842) HM
How old is this forest? Prior to the early 1800's Cockspur Island was primarily a grassy salt marsh interspersed with a few, small, forested hammocks. But things were about to change. In 1829 the army began installing drainage canals and a dike . . . — — Map (db m63708) HM
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
On Ferguson Avenue at Old Montgomery Road, on the left when traveling south on Ferguson Avenue.
This brick pillar represents the remnants of the former Bethesda Arch that was erected in 1940 as part of Bethesda’s 200th anniversary celebration. The original arch, designed by Hugh Tallant and funded in part by the Trustee’s Garden Club, was . . . — — Map (db m55165) HM
(Panel one)
British Military Force Threatens the United States In the early years of the 19th century, the United States was a fledgling nation with
a population of 7,700,000, a standing army
of 6,700, and a navy of only 12 ships. . . . — — Map (db m25014) HM
Near Woodcock Street/Fort Jackson Road, 1.2 miles north of East President Street, on the right when traveling north.
Fearful of U.S. invasion during the Civil War, two Macon women prompted a statewide campaign to build an ironclad vessel for the protection of Georgia's coastal and riverside towns. By March 1862, the Ladies Gunboat Association had formed to raise . . . — — Map (db m133215) HM
Near Fort Jackson Road (Woodcock Street), 1.3 miles north of East President Street.
Fort James Jackson has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 2000 National Park Service United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m190846) HM
Near Fort Jackson Road, 0.8 miles north of Woodcock Street.
In 1776 a small earthwork called Mud Fort was built at this site, known as Salter's Island, on the east side of Savannah. Unhealthy conditions soon forced the abandonment of Mud Fort. In the early 1800s, United States President Thomas Jefferson . . . — — Map (db m200206) HM
Starting in the Summer of 1812, Fort
Jackson was garrisoned by various
units of the United States Army and
Georgia Militia. These troops included
the 8th U.S. Infantry, 4th U.S. Artillery,
and the Chatham Artillery. — — Map (db m24999) HM
Near Gulfstream Road, 0.3 miles west of Robert B. Miller Road, on the left when traveling west.
Here, on Sept. 29, 1967, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. established its Savannah facility, now its headquarters. The world's first purpose-built business aircraft company was born from Grumman Aircraft Engineering Company after World War II as the . . . — — Map (db m200202) HM
Near Greenwich Road east of Bonaventure Road when traveling east.
(front)
Julia Denise Backus Smith
August 12, 1946
December 22, 2003
Humble, brave, beautiful, determined,
deep in her fauith,
Julie served her fellow man
regardless of race, walk or worth.
Julie was her family's "rock" . . . — — Map (db m210673) HM
On Ocean Highway (Route 17) at Basin Road on Ocean Highway.
Dec. 1864. After a 300 mile march which had left a wide belt of destruction from "Atlanta to the Sea," Gen. Sherman's army (USA) of about 60,000 men was nearing Savannah. During he first weeks of his campaign, his four widely-spread columns had . . . — — Map (db m9115) HM
Near Daffin Park Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Maclean helped Savannah integrate with minimal violence in 1963. Soliciting the support of business and church leaders, Maclean successfully negotiated with local civil rights organizers, including W.W. Law and Eugene Gadsden. Maclean loved playing . . . — — Map (db m235256) HM
On East 45th Street at West Atlantic Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East 45th Street.
Malcolm R. Maclean served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War, rising to the rank of commander. After Harvard Law, Maclean entered Savannah politics. His fellow aldermen selected Maclean as mayor in 1960 to fill an unexpired . . . — — Map (db m235251) HM
On East Henry Street at Java Place, on the right when traveling west on East Henry Street.
Mamie George Williams, a lifelong resident of Savannah, lived and worked near here. A political and civic leader, Williams volunteered for many organizations, including the Red Cross, the Girl Scouts, and the National Association of Colored Women's . . . — — Map (db m235241) HM
On LaRoche Avenue near Majestic Oaks Drive, on the left when traveling south.
In 1910 and 1911 the Mercer Automobile Company of Trenton, New Jersey made entries in the Great Savannah races. Washington Roebling II , the only company owner who drove in the races, and driver Hughie Hughes led teams in several light car and grand . . . — — Map (db m5976) HM
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
On Lehigh Avenue at Pin Point Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Lehigh Avenue.
Pin Point was settled in 1896 by former slaves from Ossabaw, Green, and Skidaway Islands. Sweetfield of Eden Baptist Church, founded in Pin Point in 1897, was a successor to Ossabaw’s Hinder Me Not Church and also served as the community's school . . . — — Map (db m54183) HM
During the early months of the Civil War,
Fort Jackson's Garrison was composed
of local militia units which served rotating
tours of duty at the fort. One of these
units was the Republican Blues commanded
by John Wayne Anderson.
The . . . — — Map (db m25097) HM
Sacred to the Memory of Veterans of World Wars
Chatham Post No. 36
Savannah Post No. 135
American Legion
They served for God and
Country to promote peace
and good will on Earth. — — Map (db m210674) WM
On College Avenue at Vernon Street, on the right when traveling north on College Avenue.
This state college was established in 1891 as the Georgia Industrial College for Colored Youths as an outgrowth of the Second Morrill Act of 1890 and an Act of the Georgia General Assembly, November 26, 1890, creating this institution as one of the . . . — — Map (db m21059) HM
On Chatham Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
Beginning on December 10, 1864, Union and Confederate soldiers fought near here at Shaw’s Bridge and Shaw’s Dam, as Union General William T. Sherman’s army moved toward Savannah. During bloody fighting, Confederates twice repulsed Union attempts to . . . — — Map (db m4949) HM
On East Anderson Street near Atlantic Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Blessed Pius X High School opened as a co-educational Diocesan School in 1952 serving students from Savannah's Black community. The Society of African Missions donated land for the school on property purchased by Father Ignatius Lissner. The . . . — — Map (db m238240) HM
On Ocean Science Circle at Institute of Oceanography Drive, on the left when traveling north on Ocean Science Circle.
In 1764, Samuel Bowen, a former seaman employed by the East India Company, brought soybeans (Chinese vetch) to the Georgia colony from China via London. Not having land available to sow seeds, Bowen asked Henry Yonge, the Surveyor- General of . . . — — Map (db m238239) HM
(Left panel)
The twelve-pound Napoleon smoothbore cannon
was developed in France in 1853 and was named
for the Emperor Napoleon III. It was adopted and
manufactured in the United States in 1857.
It was the mainstay of artillery for . . . — — Map (db m25066) HM
Near Greenwich Road east of Walz Way, on the right when traveling east.
Two Rumsey triplex pumps were installed by the Evergreen Cemetery Co. in 1905. Following an explosion of one of these pumps, the City of Savannah placed a sterling deep well turbine pump on site in 1934. This operated until the cemetery was . . . — — Map (db m200257) HM
On Fort Argyle Road (Georgia Route 204) at Bush Road, on the right when traveling east on Fort Argyle Road.
The Savannah and Ogeechee Canal was completed in 1830 after five years of construction using African slave and Irish immigrant labor, including many women. More than sixteen miles in length, its depth was maintained relatively constant by six locks, . . . — — Map (db m127212) HM
On Felix J. Alexis Circle, 0.1 miles east of South Tompkins Road, on the right.
This is the oldest remaining building on the Savannah State University campus. It was constructed in 1901 by the students and faculty of then Georgia State Industrial College during the administration of the college’s first president, Richard R. . . . — — Map (db m21220) HM
On Skidaway Road near Montgomery Cross Road, on the right when traveling north.
Established by African Americans in the nineteenth century, Sandfly is centered around the intersection of Montgomery Crossroad and Skidaway Road. Many families in this community trace their ancestry to former slaves from nearby Wormsloe . . . — — Map (db m89794) HM
On Louisville Road at Rothwell Street, on the right when traveling west on Louisville Road.
The Georgia Central Rail Road and Canal Company began construction of a rail line from Savannah to Macon in the late 1830s. The company built a large embankment to carry the line across the Musgrove Creek floodplain to a wooden bridge over the . . . — — Map (db m222222) HM
On East Broad Street near East Gordon Lane, on the right when traveling south.
In May 1874 two Benedictine priests arrived
in Savannah to work with the city's African-
American community, and constructed a
church four blocks north of here. In 1889
a new building was constructed at this site.
The Society of African . . . — — Map (db m15721) HM
On East Montgomery Crossroad (Georgia Route 204), on the right when traveling east.
Named for respected Methodist Bishop Gilbert Haven of Massachusetts, Haven Home School was established in 1885 with the support of the Women’s Home Missionary Society, to provide local African-American girls with a quality education. In 1917, after . . . — — Map (db m34670) HM
This is one of four sites historically used by African-Americans in the community to access the water. The White Bluff/Coffee Bluff area was originally settled in the nineteenth century by freed slaves from the nearby islands of St. Catherine, . . . — — Map (db m200267) HM
On W River Street, on the left when traveling east.
World War II Memorial
Honoring all veterans of
Chatham County who gave
their lives to retain the freedom
of the United States of America
and saved the world from tyranny — — Map (db m53069) WM
On Oglethorpe Avenue at Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling east on Oglethorpe Avenue.
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
On East Upper Factors Walk north of East Bay Street, on the left when traveling west.
In 1840, the City hired architect Charles B. Cluskey to build part of a much-needed retaining wall along the north side of Bay Street, east of the City Exchange Building (where City Hall now stands). Cluskey used brick for his embankment wall. . . . — — Map (db m163922) HM
On East St Julian Street near Houston Street, on the left when traveling west.
This Chapel Is Dedicated To
A. Douglass Strobhar
As a mark of esteem and affection
by the Board of Managers
of the
Savannah Port Society
It is a tribute to his loyality and unfailing faithfulness since he became a member of the board . . . — — Map (db m6904) HM
On River Street near Bull Street, on the left when traveling south.
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
"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
On East River Street, 0.1 miles west of River Street Access, on the left when traveling east.
In 1739 General Oglethorpe thought about a unique concept whereas a historian could find unusual collectibles and local art works.
Now up these stairs in the heart of historic Savannah you can find these treasures at Arts & Crafts . . . — — Map (db m127964) HM
On Lincoln Street near East York Street, on the left when traveling south.
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
On East Oglethorpe Avenue near Abercorn Street, in the median.
Chatham County Firefighters Memorial Last Alarm
Firefighters who have died in the line of duty
John Butler Fireman 1865 SFD Charles Schreck Fireman 1871 SFD George Puder Fireman 1873 SFD William L. Harroid Hoseman 1887 SFD John . . . — — Map (db m5641) HM
On Bull Street at Oglethorpe Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Bull Street.
Birthplace of
Juliette Gordon Low
Founder of Girl Scouts
In The United States
Owned and Operated
By The
Girl Scouts Of The U.S.A.
(Bottom):
The Juliette Gordon Low
birthplace
Has Been Designated A
National . . . — — Map (db m5582) HM
On East Oglethorpe Avenue at Bull Street, in the median on East Oglethorpe Avenue.
In the house that stands opposite this marker, Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, was born, October 31, 1860. It was her girlhood home until her marriage there in 1886 to William Low, an Englishman, . . . — — Map (db m5581) HM
On East Bay Street near Drayton Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
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
On Abercorn Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near Abercorn Street, on the right when traveling north.
In Honor and Grateful Memory of
Captain Denis Cottineau De Kerloguen
who was born in Nantes, France and died in Savannah Ga., November 20, 1808, aged 63 Years. In the war for American Independence he fought with John Paul Jones in the famous . . . — — Map (db m6452) HM
On East Harris Street near Abercorn Street, on the right when traveling north.
The congregation of St. John the Baptist formed in the late eighteenth century when French émigrés fleeing revolutions in France and Haiti found refuge in Savannah. The Church of St. John the Baptist became a cathedral in 1850 when the Diocese of . . . — — Map (db m6021) HM
On East Bay Street at Bull Street on East Bay Street.
Georgia Historical Society records
show that this building, built in 1853
for the Central Railroad & Bank was
confiscated by Gen. Wm. T. Sherman's
Union Army Forces as the military
hdqrs. of the Post Commandant, Gen.
J.W. Geary during the . . . — — Map (db m6477) HM
On East Upper Factors Walk north of East Bay Street, on the left when traveling west.
No images of Charles Blaney Cluskey appear to exist. He emigrated from Ireland in 1827 at age 19 and trained with a New York architectural firm for two years before moving to Savannah. He married Johanna Elizabeth Walsh two years later. Starting . . . — — Map (db m163907) HM
On East Bay Street south of Rossiter Place, on the left when traveling east.
On the front, south side is inscribed:
Dedicate May 4, 1986
To honor the members of the
Chatham Artillery
Servants of God, Country,
State and Community
—
Soldiers in War
Patriots in Peace
On the east side . . . — — Map (db m163909) HM
These bronze cannon were presented to the Chatham Artillery by President Washington after his visit to Savannah in 1791. Of English and French make, respectively, they are excellent examples of the art of ordnance manufacture in the 18th century. . . . — — Map (db m5519) HM
These cannon, which were captured when Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in the American Revolution, were a gift to the Chatham Artillery by President George Washington - a mark of his appreciation for the part the local military company . . . — — Map (db m5517) HM
On Bull Street near E. Congress St., on the right when traveling south.
†
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
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
On Abercorn Street, on the right when traveling north.
(upper marker): Christ Church Parish House
(lower marker): The
hand wrought weather vane
atop this building
is from the 12th century church of
Cranham, Essex, England
where Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe
is . . . — — Map (db m6115) HM
For, Savannah, Christmas 1864 was anything but a time
for merriment. Almost four years of war had taken the
lives of thousands of Georgians, destroyed millions of
dollars in property and left the state in chaos. As the
holiday approached, so . . . — — Map (db m19422) HM
Near Houston Street at East Mc Donough Street, on the left when traveling south.
Many of the city’s squares contained water cisterns to aid in firefighting. They were kept filled with water and weekly reports of the condition and water depth were made to the City Council. Their depth ranged from 9 feet 2 inches to 13 feet 5 . . . — — Map (db m133138) HM
On Abercorn Street, on the right when traveling north.
James S. McIntosh achieved an immortal record of gallantry in the War of 1812 and in the War with Mexico. In 1814 he saw considerable action on the Canadian border, he was severely wounded at Buffalo. In the Mexican War, Col. McIntosh was . . . — — Map (db m81621) HM
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
On E. State Street near Habersham, on the left when traveling west.
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
On East River Street, on the left when traveling east.
The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 brought years of festering political differences between Southern and Northern states to a head. In mid-January 1861 Georgia delegates voted to secede from the Union. The April 1861 bombardment and surrender . . . — — Map (db m19676) HM
Conrad Aiken, Poet and Man of Letters, was born in Savannah on August 5, 1889, and lived at No. 228 (opposite) until 1901. After the tragic deaths of his parents, he was moved to New England. Most of his writing career was divided between Cape Cod, . . . — — Map (db m5310) HM
On Hull Street at Bull Street, on the left when traveling west on Hull Street.
One block west of this marker -- at the northwest corner of Hull and Whitaker Streets -- stood,
formerly, the residence of William Alexander Caruthers, Virginia's earliest significant novelist. He resided in Savannah for several years before his . . . — — Map (db m5920) HM
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
Beneath this modest slab rest the remains of America's foremost painter of miniatures. Malbone, a native of Rhode Island, began his career in Providence at the age of seventeen. He pursued his calling in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Charleston . . . — — Map (db m5369) HM
On West Bay Street near Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west.
On Dec. 14, 1864, Fort McAllister (CS) having fallen the day before, opening the Great Ogeechee River to Union shipping and rendering Savannah untenable, Lt. Gen. W. J. Hardee, CSA, decided to evacuate the city to save it from a destructive . . . — — Map (db m5574) HM
On Bull St near W. State St., on the right when traveling south.
Entered on the National Register
of Historic Places
June 7, 1974
Federal Building
U.S. Courthouse
Wright Square Postal Station
Savannah, Georgia
Jeremiah O'Rourke
Architect 1899
This Property Significantly Contributes . . . — — Map (db m19824) HM
On West Bryan Street at Montgomery Street, on the left when traveling west on West Bryan Street.
First African Baptist Church (FABC) traces its roots to 1773 and the organization of a congregation at nearby Brampton Plantation by Rev. George Leile. Under the leadership of Rev. Andrew C. Marshall (3rd pastor), the congregation obtained this . . . — — Map (db m133007) HM
On Bull St. near W. McDonough St., on the right when traveling south.
On November 26, 1800 the Reverend Henry Holcombe
and fifteen other Baptists organized the Savannah
Baptist Church. As early as 1795 a group of interested
Baptists had erected a house of worship on Franklin
Square where the congregation . . . — — Map (db m13663) HM
On Bull St. near W. McDonough St., on the right when traveling south.
First Baptist Church, Savannah’s oldest standing house of worship, was designed by Elias Carter and completed in 1833. The congregation dates to 1800. In 1922 the front of the building was extended, a cupola removed, and the edifice covered with . . . — — Map (db m13608) HM
On East Macon Street, on the right when traveling east.
The house adjacent to this building was the home of Juliette Gordon Low at the time she founded Girl Scouting in the United States, March 12, 1912. Formerly the carriage-house and stable of the Low mansion, this building became that year the first . . . — — Map (db m5583) HM
On Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling south.
(Right Marker):
Flame of Freedom
1919 - 1969
Dedicated to the
Glory of God
A fitting reminder of this precious heritage,
a tribute to all who offered their lives to
preserve it. A gift to our Community by the
American . . . — — Map (db m7311) HM
On Abercorn St. near E. State St. when traveling south.
Site of the Home
Presented By The State Of Georgia
— To —
Major General James Jackson
Born 1757 - Died 1806
Revolutionary Hero, Statesman,
And Governor Of Georgia
Placed By
The Savannah Chapter Of The
Daughters Of The . . . — — Map (db m241597) HM
