Chatham
1812 Wesley Chapel
Savannah, GA
1812 WESLEY CHAPEL. Savannah Methodism's first church building was erected on this corner of Lincoln and South Broad (now Oglethorpe)...
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Savannah, GA
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY.
Archibald Bulloch
Savannah, GA
ARCHIBALD BULLOCH. "This is no time to talk of moderation; in the present instance it ceases to be a virtue.
Attack on British Lines
Savannah, GA
ATTACK ON BRITISH LINES OCTOBER 9, 1779.
Battery Hamilton
Battery Hamilton. Built by Federal troops during the Civil War, in February 1862, Battery Hamilton prevented Confederate gunboats and...
Battle Between Confederate Gunboats and Union Field Artillery
Port Wentworth, GA
BATTLE BETWEEN CONFEDERATE GUNBOATS AND UNION FIELD ARTILLERY (DECEMBER 12, 1864).
Battle of Shaw's Bridge
Sherman's March to the Sea: Battle of Shaw's Bridge and Shaw's Dam.
Birthplace of John C. Fremont
Savannah, GA
Birthplace of John C. Fremont.
Blue Star Memorial Highway historical marker (Chatham County)
BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Candler Hospital
Savannah, GA
CANDLER HOSPITAL. Georgia's first hospital, Candler is the second oldest continuously operating hospital in the United States.
Capt. Denis N. Cottineau
Savannah, GA
CAPT. DENIS N. COTTINEAU (1745-1808).
Capture of the USS "Water Witch"
Savannah, GA
CAPTURE OF THE USS "WATER WITCH".
Cockspur Island Lighthouse
Cockspur Island Lighthouse.
Col. James S. Mc Intosh
Savannah, GA
COL. JAMES S. McINTOSH (1784-1847).
Colonial Park
Savannah, GA
COLONIAL PARK. This cemetery, the second in colonial Savannah, was the burying ground for the city from about 1750 until it was closed...
Colored Library Association of Savannah
Savannah, GA
Colored Library Association of Savannah.
Congregation Mickve Israel
Savannah, GA
CONGREGATION MICKVE ISRAEL (Founded 1733).
Conrad Aiken
Savannah, GA
CONRAD AIKEN. Conrad Aiken, Poet and Man of Letters, was born in Savannah on August 5, 1889, and lived at No. 228 (opposite) until 1901.
Duellist's Grave
Savannah, GA
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...
Edward Greene Malbone
Savannah, GA
EDWARD GREENE MALBONE (1777-1807).
Federal Batteries on Tybee Island
FEDERAL BATTERIES ON TYBEE ISLAND.
Former Home of Henry R. Jackson
Savannah, GA
FORMER HOME HENRY R. JACKSON UNION ARMY HEADQUARTERS, 1865.
Forsyth Park
Savannah, GA
Forsyth Park. In the 1840s, William Brown Hodgson (1801-1871) conceived the idea of setting aside ten acres of wooded land at this site...
Fort Pulaski
FORT PULASKI. Named for General Casimir Pulaski, the Polish hero who was mortally wounded at the siege of Savannah, 1779, Fort Pulaski...
Fort Screven
FORT SCREVEN. The Legislature of Georgia in 1786 passed a law providing for a fort on Cockspur or Tybee Island to be named in honor of...
Gen. Lachlan Mc Intosh
Savannah, GA
GEN. LACHLAN McINTOSH (1727-1806).
Gen. Samuel Elbert
Savannah, GA
GEN. SAMUEL ELBERT (1740-1788).
General Casimir Pulaski/Sergeant William Jasper
West Broad and Liberty Sts., GA
GENERAL CASIMIR PULASKI SERGEANT WILLIAM JASPER.
Habersham Brothers
Savannah, GA
JOSEPH HABERSHAM (1751-1815) JOHN HABERSHAM (1754-1799) JAMES HABERSHAM, JR. (1745-1799).
Haven Home Industrial Training School
Savannah, GA
Haven Home Industrial Training School.
History of Emancipation: Gen. David Hunter and General Orders No. 15
Savannah, GA
History of Emancipation: Gen David Hunter and General Orders No. 15.
Houston Baptist Church
Port Wentworth, GA
Houston Baptist Church.
Hugh Mc Call
Savannah, GA
HUGH McCALL (1767-1823) EARLY GEORGIAN HISTORIAN.
Indian Trading Post: Home of Mary Musgrove
INDIAN TRADING POST: HOME OF MARY MUSGROVE.
Indian Trading Post: Home of Mary Musgrove
U.S. 17, GA
INDIAN TRADING POST: HOME OF MARY MUSGROVE.
Isle of Hope National Historic District
ISLE OF HOPE NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT.
James Edward Oglethorpe
Savannah, GA
JAMES EDWARD OGLETHORPE (1696-1785).
James Habersham
Savannah, GA
JAMES HABERSHAM. Here rests James Habersham - associate of George Whitefield and a leading merchant, planter, and public servant during...
James Johnston
Savannah, GA
JAMES JOHNSTON GEORGIA'S FIRST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER & PRINTER.
Jane Cuyler
Savannah, GA
Jane Cuyler (1738-1799).
Jasper Spring
Savannnah, GA
JASPER SPRING. On this spot, according to long and persistent tradition, occurred one of Sergeant William Jasper's most famous exploits...
Jepson House Education Center
Savannah, GA
Jepson House Education Center.
John Ryan's Excelsior Bottle Works
Savannah, GA
JOHN RYAN'S EXCELSIOR BOTTLE WORKS.
John Wesley
JOHN WESLEY (1703-1791).
Johnny Mercer
Savannah, GA
World-renowned songwriter John Herndon Mercer was born in Savannah and spent much of his youth in this house at 226 East Gwinnett Street.
Johnson Square
Savannah, GA
JOHNSON SQUARE. Johnson Square is named for Governor Robert Johnson of South Carolina who befriended the colonists when Georgia was first...
Jonathan Bryan 1708-1788
Savannah, GA
Jonathan Bryan (1708-1788).
Joseph Clay, Patriot
Savannah, GA
JOSEPH CLAY, PATRIOT.
King's Bridge
KING'S BRIDGE. Dec. 1864.
Largest Slave Sale in Georgia History: The Weeping Time
Savannah, GA
Largest Slave Sale in Georgia History The Weeping Time.
Laurel Grove South Cemetery
Savannah, GA
Laurel Grove South Cemetery.
Madison Square
Savannah, GA
MADISON SQUARE. Madison Square was laid out in 1839 and is named for the fourth president of the United States.
Major John Berrien
Savannah, GA
MAJOR JOHN BERRIEN (1759-1815).
Mulberry Grove Plantation
Port Wentworth, GA
MULBERRY GROVE PLANTATION.
Nathanael Greene Monument
Savannah, GA
NATHANAEL GREENE MONUMENT.
Nathanael Greene, Maj. Gen. Continental Army
Savannah, GA
NATHANAEL GREENE, MAJ. GEN., CONTINENTAL ARMY JOHN MAITLAND, LT. COL., 71ST REGT.
Nina Anderson Pape
Savannah, GA
Nina Anderson Pape (1869-1944).
Noble Jones' "Wormslow" 1736-1775
Savannah, GA
NOBLE JONES' "WORMSLOW" 1736-1775.
Old Jewish Burial Ground
Savannah, GA
OLD JEWISH BURIAL GROUND.
Owens-Thomas House
Savannah, GA
OWENS-THOMAS HOUSE MARQUIS de LAFAYETTE.
Pin Point Community
Savannah, GA
Pin Point Community.
Poetter Hall
Poetter Hall. Paula and Richard Rowan, along with May and Paul Poetter, founded the Savannah College of Art and Design in 1978.
Richmond Baptist Church
Savannah, GA
Richmond Baptist Church.
Roger Lacy (Lacey)
Thunderbolt, GA
ROGER LACY (LACEY). Roger Lacy (Lacey) arrived in Savannah in 1734.
Sailors' Burial Ground
Laurel Grove Cemetery North at West 31st Street, Savannah text of marker: "SAILORS' BURIAL GROUND.
Saint Phillips Monumental A.M.E. Church
Savannah, GA
SAINT PHILLIPS MONUMENTAL A.M.E. CHURCH.
Sandfly
Savannah, GA
Sandfly. Established by African Americans in the nineteenth century, Sandfly is centered around the intersection of Mongomery Crossroad...
Savannah City Hall
Savannah, GA
Savannah City Hall. City Hall is the first building constructed by the citizens of Savannah expressly and exclusively to serve as the...
Savannah High School
Savannah, GA
Savannah High School.
Savannah State College
Savannah, GA
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE.
Savannah Volunteer Guards
Savannah, GA
SAVANNAH VOLUNTEER GUARDS Organized 1802.
Savannah-Ogeechee Canal
Savannah, GA
Savannah-Ogeechee Canal.
Sergeant Jasper
Savannah, GA
SERGEANT JASPER. Sergeant William Jasper, the famed Revolutionary hero, was mortally wounded a few hundred yards northwest of this spot...
Sherman's Headquarters
Savannah, GA
SHERMAN'S HEADQUARTERS Green-Meldrim Mansion.
Site of Colonial Shipyard
Savannah, GA
SITE OF COLONIAL SHIPYARD.
SS Savannah and SS John Randolph
Savannah, GA
SS SAVANNAH AND SS JOHN RANDOLPH.
St. Joseph's Hospital
Savannah, GA
ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL.
Telfair Academy
Savannah, GA
TELFAIR ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ---.
Telfair Family Mansion
Savannah, GA
TELFAIR FAMILY MANSION (1818 - WILLIAM JAY, ARCHITECT).
Telfair Hospital for Females
Savannah, GA
Telfair Hospital for Females.
The 15th Corps at the Savannah and Ogeechee Canal
Savannah, GA
THE 15TH CORPS AT THE SAVANNAH AND OGEECHEE CANAL.
The Georgia Hussars
Savannah, GA
THE GEORGIA HUSSARS.
The Georgia Infirmary
Savannah, GA
The Georgia Infirmary First African-American Hospital in the United States.
The Waving Girl
THE WAVING GIRL. For 44 years, Florence Martus (1868-1943) lived on nearby Elba Island with her brother, the lighthouse keeper, and no...
Tomochichi's Grave
Savannah, GA
TOMO-CHI-CHI'S GRAVE.
Tybee Island
TYBEE ISLAND. Tybee Island was named by the Indians who came from the interior to hunt and fish.
Tybee Lighthouse
TYBEE LIGHTHOUSE. A lighthouse on Tybee was one of the first public structures in Georgia.
United States Customhouse
Savannah, GA
UNITED STATES CUSTOMHOUSE.
Walter Bernard Hill Hall
Savannah, GA
Walter Bernard Hill Hall.
Washington Guns
Bay St., GA
CHATHAM ARTILLERY'S "WASHINGTON GUNS".
Washington's Southern Tour
Port Wentworth, GA
Washington's Southern Tour.
William Bartram Trail
Savannah, GA
WILLIAM BARTRAM TRAIL TRACED 1765-1766.
William Scarbrough
Savannah, GA
WILLIAM SCARBROUGH PROMOTER OF THE FIRST TRANSOCEANIC STEAMSHIP.
William Stephens F & AM
Savannah, GA
WILLIAM STEPHENS. FIRST GRAND MASTER, GRAND LODGE OF GEORGIA, F&AM BORN JAN. 1752 AT BEAULIEU (BULIE) NEAR SAVANNAH OF DISTINGUISHED...
Wright Square
Savannah, GA
WRIGHT SQUARE. This Square, which was laid out in 1733, was originally named for John Percival, Earl of Egmont, who played a large part...