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
