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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...

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...

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Old Sorrel—Weed House

A fine example of Greek Revival style, this building (completed in 1840 from the plans of Charles B. Cluskey, a well-known Georgia architect) shows the distinguished trend of Savannah architecture...

A fine example of Greek Revival style, this building (completed in 1840 from the plans of Charles B. Cluskey, a well-known Georgia architect) shows the distinguished trend of Savannah architecture...

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Owens—Thomas house Marquis De Lafayette

This residence is the outstanding monument to the architectural genius of William Jay who completed his designs for its construction prior to his twenty-first birthday. Supervision of the work...

This residence is the outstanding monument to the architectural genius of William Jay who completed his designs for its construction prior to his twenty-first birthday. Supervision of the...

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Casimir Pulaski

The great Polish patriot to whose memory this monument is erected was mortally wounded approxiamately one-half mile northwest of this spot during the assault by the French and American forces on...

The great Polish patriot to whose memory this monument is erected was mortally wounded approxiamately one-half mile northwest of this spot during the assault by the French and American forces on...

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Hugh McCall (1767—1823) Early Georgian Historian

Hugh McCall who is buried here was the author of the first history of Georgia. Forced by ill health into retirement, McCall, who was a brevet major, U.S. Infantry, became interested in the history...

Hugh McCall who is buried here was the author of the first history of Georgia. Forced by ill health into retirement, McCall, who was a brevet major, U.S. Infantry, became interested in the history...

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Pulaski Monument

The monument erected in this Square to the memory of General Casimir Pulaski, who fell at Savannah in the cause of American Independence, was completed in 1854. The corner-stone was laid, with...

The monument erected in this Square to the memory of General Casimir Pulaski, who fell at Savannah in the cause of American Independence, was completed in 1854. The corner-stone was laid,...

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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...

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...

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Edward Greene Malbone (1777—1807)

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...

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...

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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:...

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...

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The Trustees' Garden

At this site was located the first public agricultural experimental garden in America. From this garden was disseminated the upland cotton which later comprised the greater part of the world´s...

At this site was located the first public agricultural experimental garden in America. From this garden was disseminated the upland cotton which later comprised the greater part of the world´s...

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Former home Henry R. Jackson Union Army headquarters, 1865

This building, now the quarters of a private Club, was erected in 1857 for Edmund Molyneux, British consul at Savannah, and served as his residence and as the Consulate until Molyneux´s return to...

This building, now the quarters of a private Club, was erected in 1857 for Edmund Molyneux, British consul at Savannah, and served as his residence and as the Consulate until Molyneux´s return...

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Archibald Bulloch

" THIS IS NO TIME TO TALK OF MODERATION; IN THE PRESENT INSTANCE IT CEASES TO BE OF VIRTUE" The above quote is from his speech to Provincial Congress, June of 1776. Foremost among Georgia´s...

" THIS IS NO TIME TO TALK OF MODERATION; IN THE PRESENT INSTANCE IT CEASES TO BE OF VIRTUE" The above quote is from his speech to Provincial Congress, June of 1776. Foremost among...

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Sailor's Burial Ground

In this burial ground, hallowed to the ´men who go down to the sea in ships and occupy their business in great waters,´ are interred ship captains and seamen from many lands- America, Norway,...

In this burial ground, hallowed to the ´men who go down to the sea in ships and occupy their business in great waters,´ are interred ship captains and seamen from many lands- America, Norway,...

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Jasper Springs 1779

Where Sergeant William Jasper and Sergeant Newton rescued two American prisoners and killed two and captured eight British soldiers in making the rescue. Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original...

Where Sergeant William Jasper and Sergeant Newton rescued two American prisoners and killed two and captured eight British soldiers in making the rescue. Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com....

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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...

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...

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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...

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...

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Georgia Historical Society Founded 1839

The Georgia Historical Society, founded May 24, 1839, is one of the oldest historical societies in the country. Among it founders were L.K. Tefft, the noted autograph collector; William Bacon...

The Georgia Historical Society, founded May 24, 1839, is one of the oldest historical societies in the country. Among it founders were L.K. Tefft, the noted autograph collector; William...

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Nathanael Greene Monument

Beneath the monument in this Square repose the remains of Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene, of Rhode island, who died near Savannah on June 19, 1786, at Mulberry Grove Plantation which had been granted...

Beneath the monument in this Square repose the remains of Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene, of Rhode island, who died near Savannah on June 19, 1786, at Mulberry Grove Plantation which had been granted...

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Nathanael Greene, Maj. Gen., Continental Army John Maitland, Lt. Col., 71st regt. of Scotch Foot

This tomb, known as the Graham vault, possesses the distinction of having been the burial place of two heroes of the Revolutionary War, one American and the other British. Lt. Col. John Maitland...

This tomb, known as the Graham vault, possesses the distinction of having been the burial place of two heroes of the Revolutionary War, one American and the other British. Lt. Col. John Maitland...

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Mother Mathilda Beasley, O. S. F. Georgia's First Black nun

Mathilda Taylor was born in 1834 in New Orleans, and came to Savannah as a young woman. She taught black children in her home before the Civil War, when it was still illegal. She married Abraham...

Mathilda Taylor was born in 1834 in New Orleans, and came to Savannah as a young woman. She taught black children in her home before the Civil War, when it was still illegal. She married...

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