Isle of Hope National Historic District
Inscription
ISLE OF HOPE NATIONAL 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 attach until 1742. The island developed peacefully through the revolution, still important as an inland port.
The 1800's brought more residents and farms. Although strongly armed during the Civil War, no action took place. By 1870 daily trains served the growing interest in the island as a resort. Barbee's pavilion, at the river terminus of the railroad, became world renown in the 1920's. Activity centered on the river and many large homes were built.
Isle of Hope continues today as a tranquil outpost of coastal life. Erected by Isle of Hope Historical Association, Inc.
Location
Sources
More markers in Chatham
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).