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1800 Sesquicentennial 1950 / First Baptist Church

1800 Sesquicentennial 1950 First Baptist Church Savannah, Georgia On November 26, 1800 the Reverend Henry Holcombe and fifteen other Baptists organized the Savannah Baptist Church. As early as...

1800 Sesquicentennial 1950 First Baptist Church Savannah, Georgia On November 26, 1800 the Reverend Henry Holcombe and fifteen other Baptists organized the Savannah Baptist Church. As early...

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Central Railroad and Bank Building

Central Railroad & Bank Building Georgia Historical Society records show that this building, built in 1853 for the Central Railroad & Bank was confiscated by General WM. T. Sherman’s union Army...

Central Railroad & Bank Building Georgia Historical Society records show that this building, built in 1853 for the Central Railroad & Bank was confiscated by General WM. T. Sherman’s union Army...

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Family burial ground of Levi Sheftall

Family burial ground of Levi Sheftall Commonly known as the De Lyon – De La Motta Cemetery Dedicated 1773 Used about 80 years Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info,...

Family burial ground of Levi Sheftall Commonly known as the De Lyon – De La Motta Cemetery Dedicated 1773 Used about 80 years Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info,...

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Home of Gen. Joseph E Johnston, CSA

105 East Oglethorpe Ave. was the home of Gen. Joseph E Johnston, CSA From 1868 to 1876. In April 1870 he was visited here by his fellow Confederate and old friend, Gen. Robert E Lee Savannah...

105 East Oglethorpe Ave. was the home of Gen. Joseph E Johnston, CSA From 1868 to 1876. In April 1870 he was visited here by his fellow Confederate and old friend, Gen. Robert E Lee Savannah...

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To Arms

To Arms The 800 stones before you have three meetings: They represent the approximate number of soldiers killed or wounded in Savannah on the foggy morning of October 9, 1799. The stones are...

To Arms The 800 stones before you have three meetings: They represent the approximate number of soldiers killed or wounded in Savannah on the foggy morning of October 9, 1799. The stones...

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Central of Georgia

Central of Georgia Welcome to the Central of Georgia Railroad Repair Shops and Savannah. You are entering the heart of the central of Georgia railroad complex in Savannah. This “miniature city”...

Central of Georgia Welcome to the Central of Georgia Railroad Repair Shops and Savannah. You are entering the heart of the central of Georgia railroad complex in Savannah. This “miniature city”...

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Madison Square, British Southern Line of Defenses

Through this square ran the southern line of defenses of the British who held Savannah from December 29, 1778 to July 11, 1782. After a siege of 22 days, at dawn of October 9, 1779, the strong...

Through this square ran the southern line of defenses of the British who held Savannah from December 29, 1778 to July 11, 1782. After a siege of 22 days, at dawn of October 9, 1779, the...

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Great Indian Warrior / Trading Path (The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road)

The most heavily traveled road in Colonial America passed through here, linking areas from the Great Lakes to Georgia. Laid on animal trails and Native American Trading/Warrior Paths. Treaties...

The most heavily traveled road in Colonial America passed through here, linking areas from the Great Lakes to Georgia. Laid on animal trails and Native American Trading/Warrior Paths. Treaties...

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Workers' Garden

Picture this Central of Georgia complex at its peak. Imagine the haze from coal-burning locomotives, the din of hammers in the Blacksmith Shop, the shrieking of metal milling, and the whining of...

Picture this Central of Georgia complex at its peak. Imagine the haze from coal-burning locomotives, the din of hammers in the Blacksmith Shop, the shrieking of metal milling, and the whining of...

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Turntable

How do you park a locomotive in a Roundhouse? Use a Turntable! A hostler drove a locomotive onto the Turntable. An operator rotated the Turntable from a control box at one end of it, until the...

How do you park a locomotive in a Roundhouse? Use a Turntable! A hostler drove a locomotive onto the Turntable. An operator rotated the Turntable from a control box at one end of it, until the...

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Tender Frame Shop & Master Mechanic's Office

This 1855 structure served various purposes. Originally, workers built frames for steam engine tenders, and the Master Mechanic had his office in this building. The tenders built here were wooden...

This 1855 structure served various purposes. Originally, workers built frames for steam engine tenders, and the Master Mechanic had his office in this building. The tenders built here were...

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Storehouse

This Storehouse was constructed in 1925 to hold a wide variety of supplies used by the railroad. Storehouse stock included tools and parts necessary to work on train cars, but also the many items...

This Storehouse was constructed in 1925 to hold a wide variety of supplies used by the railroad. Storehouse stock included tools and parts necessary to work on train cars, but also the many items...

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Smokestack

This Smokestack served dual purposes. Underground flues connect the stack to the Boiler Room and Blacksmith Shop. This system operated on the Bernoulli Principle. The height of the stack enabled...

This Smokestack served dual purposes. Underground flues connect the stack to the Boiler Room and Blacksmith Shop. This system operated on the Bernoulli Principle. The height of the stack enabled...

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Planing Shed & Lumber Shed

Workers in the Planing Shed milled lumber for rail cars and other wooden items manufactured by the railroad. The grouping of the Planing Shed (A) and Lumber Shed (B) next to the Boiler Room (C)...

Workers in the Planing Shed milled lumber for rail cars and other wooden items manufactured by the railroad. The grouping of the Planing Shed (A) and Lumber Shed (B) next to the Boiler Room (C)...

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Machine Shop

The courtyard in front of you is actually the remains of the Machine Shop. Note its walls and foundations that supported various machines. Can you find the “ghost” outline on the wall inside the...

The courtyard in front of you is actually the remains of the Machine Shop. Note its walls and foundations that supported various machines. Can you find the “ghost” outline on the wall inside the...

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Drop Table

The Drop Table is located in the Roundhouse. It is a device that enabled mechanics to remove the axles and wheels of a locomotive easily. This allowed repairs to the wheel assembly and to...

The Drop Table is located in the Roundhouse. It is a device that enabled mechanics to remove the axles and wheels of a locomotive easily. This allowed repairs to the wheel assembly and...

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Colored Shopmen's Locker & Lavatory

The railroad provided separate washroom facilities for whites and African-Americans. Facilities and opportunities were quite different for black and white people historically in the segregated...

The railroad provided separate washroom facilities for whites and African-Americans. Facilities and opportunities were quite different for black and white people historically in the segregated...

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Boiler Room

The Boiler Room supplied power for the entire complex. The ornate design of this building symbolizes the importance of its function to the site. The Boiler Room was the heart of the site, pumping...

The Boiler Room supplied power for the entire complex. The ornate design of this building symbolizes the importance of its function to the site. The Boiler Room was the heart of the site, pumping...

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Blacksmith Shop

The Blacksmith Shop had 13 forges. The railroad complex needed blacksmiths to forge iron locomotive and rolling stock parts, hinges and other hardware for buildings and also tools and equipment....

The Blacksmith Shop had 13 forges. The railroad complex needed blacksmiths to forge iron locomotive and rolling stock parts, hinges and other hardware for buildings and also tools and equipment....

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The Parade

The Confederates used earth and a “blindage” of timbers as protection against shot and shells falling within the fort. To reduce casualties from flying debris, the “light colonnade” or veranda...

The Confederates used earth and a “blindage” of timbers as protection against shot and shells falling within the fort. To reduce casualties from flying debris, the “light colonnade” or...

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