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William Scarbrough Promoter of the First Transoceanic Steamship

William Scarbrough (1776-1838) was the moving force among the enterprising business men of Savannah who in 1819 sent the first steamship across the Atlantic Ocean. The corporate charter which...

William Scarbrough (1776-1838) was the moving force among the enterprising business men of Savannah who in 1819 sent the first steamship across the Atlantic Ocean. The corporate charter which...

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King's Bridge

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...

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...

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Battery Jones

Dec. 1864. Beginning near this point and extending about 500 yards north along the left bank of Salt Creek, astride the old SAvannah and Darien (Ogeechee) road, strong earthworks were constructed...

Dec. 1864. Beginning near this point and extending about 500 yards north along the left bank of Salt Creek, astride the old SAvannah and Darien (Ogeechee) road, strong earthworks were constructed...

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Old City Exchange Bell

This bell, which is believed to the oldest in Georgia, bears the date 1802. Imported from Amsterdam, it hung in the cupola of the City Exchange from 1804 until a short time before that building...

This bell, which is believed to the oldest in Georgia, bears the date 1802. Imported from Amsterdam, it hung in the cupola of the City Exchange from 1804 until a short time before that building...

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Comer House, Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis, former president of the Confederate States of America, Was a quest in 1886 in the house on the northeast corner of Bull and Taylor Streets. The residence (built about 1880) was at...

Jefferson Davis, former president of the Confederate States of America, Was a quest in 1886 in the house on the northeast corner of Bull and Taylor Streets. The residence (built about 1880) was at...

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Tomo—Chi&mdash ;Chi's grave

Georgia. He was a good friend to the English, a friendship indispensable to the establishment of the Colony as a military outpost against Spanish invasion. He negotiated with Oglethorpe the treaty...

Georgia. He was a good friend to the English, a friendship indispensable to the establishment of the Colony as a military outpost against Spanish invasion. He negotiated with Oglethorpe the...

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Candler Hospital

Georgia's first hospital, Candler is the second oldest continuously operating hospital in the United States. Its history began in the 1730s when Methodist missionary George Whitfield brought...

Georgia's first hospital, Candler is the second oldest continuously operating hospital in the United States. Its history began in the 1730s when Methodist missionary George Whitfield...

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Telfair Academy of Arts & Sciences

TELFAIR ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC --- Created under the Will of Miss Mary Telfair (c. 1789-1875, the Telfair Academy of Arts & Sciences opened as the first public art museum in...

TELFAIR ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC --- Created under the Will of Miss Mary Telfair (c. 1789-1875, the Telfair Academy of Arts & Sciences opened as the first public art museum in...

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Johnson Square

Johnson Square is named for Governor Robert Johnson of South Carolina who befriended the colonists when Georgia was first settled. It was laid out by Oglethorpe and by Colonel William Bull in...

Johnson Square is named for Governor Robert Johnson of South Carolina who befriended the colonists when Georgia was first settled. It was laid out by Oglethorpe and by Colonel William Bull in...

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James Johnston Georgia's First Newspaper Publisher

Here repose the remains of James Johnston (1738- 1808) -- editor of Georgia´s first newspaper. A native of Scotland, Johnston settled at Savannah in 1761. ´Recommended as a person regularly bred...

Here repose the remains of James Johnston (1738- 1808) -- editor of Georgia´s first newspaper. A native of Scotland, Johnston settled at Savannah in 1761. ´Recommended as a person regularly...

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Lowell Mason (1792—1872)

Lowell Mason, noted composer of sacred music, was organist of the Independent Presbyterian Church (1820- 1827), and Superintendent of its Sunday School (1815- 1827). A native of New England, Mason...

Lowell Mason, noted composer of sacred music, was organist of the Independent Presbyterian Church (1820- 1827), and Superintendent of its Sunday School (1815- 1827). A native of New England, Mason...

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Independent Presbyterian Church

The Independent Presbyterian Church was organized in 1755. The first meeting house stood facing Market Square in Savannah, between what are now St. Julian and Bryan Streets, on property granted by...

The Independent Presbyterian Church was organized in 1755. The first meeting house stood facing Market Square in Savannah, between what are now St. Julian and Bryan Streets, on property granted by...

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Birthplace of Juliette Low (1860—1927)

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...

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...

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American Grand Prize Races, 1910 and 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race, 1911

On each side of Waters Avenue at this site stood the grandstands built for the famous Savannah automobile races in 1910 and 1911. The starting and finishing line was located in front of the...

On each side of Waters Avenue at this site stood the grandstands built for the famous Savannah automobile races in 1910 and 1911. The starting and finishing line was located in front of...

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Col. James S. McIntosh (1784—1847)

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, being severely wounded at...

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, being severely wounded...

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Dr. Wm. A. Caruthers (1802—46) Early American Novelist

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...

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...

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Gen. Lachlan McIntosh (1727—1806)

Lachlan McIntosh, Georgia´s ranking Continental officer in the american REvolution, was the son of John Mor Mackintosh who settled with a group of Highlanders on the altamaha in 1736. Laclan...

Lachlan McIntosh, Georgia´s ranking Continental officer in the american REvolution, was the son of John Mor Mackintosh who settled with a group of Highlanders on the altamaha in 1736. Laclan...

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SS Savannah and SS John Randolph

The first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, the SS SAVANNAH, sailed from this harbor on May 22, 1819 and reached Liverpool 27 days later. The anniversary of her sailing, May 22, is celebrated...

The first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, the SS SAVANNAH, sailed from this harbor on May 22, 1819 and reached Liverpool 27 days later. The anniversary of her sailing, May 22, is...

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General Samuel Elbert

Near this spot, March 3rd, 1779, General Samuel Elbert, then Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, Free and Accepted Masons, commanding 60 Continentals and 150 Georgia Militia, made one of...

Near this spot, March 3rd, 1779, General Samuel Elbert, then Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, Free and Accepted Masons, commanding 60 Continentals and 150 Georgia Militia, made one...

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Gen. Samuel Elbert (1740—1788)

Samuel Elbert, who became brigadier general in the Continental Army and governor of Georgia, migrated to this province from South Carolina as an orphan youth during the Colonial period. He...

Samuel Elbert, who became brigadier general in the Continental Army and governor of Georgia, migrated to this province from South Carolina as an orphan youth during the Colonial period. He...

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