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Madison Square

Madison Square was laid out in 1839 and is named for the fourth president of the United States. Around the Square stand notable examples of Greek revival, Gothic, and Romanesque architecture...

Madison Square was laid out in 1839 and is named for the fourth president of the United States. Around the Square stand notable examples of Greek revival, Gothic, and Romanesque...

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Sherman at Pooler

On Dec. 9, 1864, troops of Mower´s division, 17th Corps, of Gen. Sherman´s army (federal) , which was closing in on Savannah, advanced to Pooler after suffering losses through the day from...

On Dec. 9, 1864, troops of Mower´s division, 17th Corps, of Gen. Sherman´s army (federal) , which was closing in on Savannah, advanced to Pooler after suffering losses through the day...

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General Casimir Pulaski Sergeant William Jasper

GENERAL CASIMIR PULASKI SERGEANT WILLIAM JASPER Near this spot two notable heroes of the American Revolution were mortally wounded in the ill-fated assault by the American and French forces upon...

GENERAL CASIMIR PULASKI SERGEANT WILLIAM JASPER Near this spot two notable heroes of the American Revolution were mortally wounded in the ill-fated assault by the American and French forces upon...

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Wright Square

This Square, which was laid out in 1733, was originally named for John Percival, Earl of Egmont, who played a large part in founding the colony of Georgia. Its name was changed around 1763 to...

This Square, which was laid out in 1733, was originally named for John Percival, Earl of Egmont, who played a large part in founding the colony of Georgia. Its name was changed around 1763 to...

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Old Harbor Light

This beacon light was erected by the federal government in 1858 as an aid to navigation of the Savannah River. Standing 77 feet above the river level and illuminated by gas, it served for several...

This beacon light was erected by the federal government in 1858 as an aid to navigation of the Savannah River. Standing 77 feet above the river level and illuminated by gas, it served for several...

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Trinity Methodist Church Mother Church of Savannah

Trinity Church is the oldest Methodist Church in a city whose ultimate association with John Wesley and George Whitfield gives it a unique place in the history of Methodism. The cornerstone of the...

Trinity Church is the oldest Methodist Church in a city whose ultimate association with John Wesley and George Whitfield gives it a unique place in the history of Methodism. The cornerstone of...

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Site of Colonial shipyard

Approximately 300 yards northeast of this marker there was located in colonial days a shipyard where at least one vessel capable of engaging in overseas trade was built. The creek on which it...

Approximately 300 yards northeast of this marker there was located in colonial days a shipyard where at least one vessel capable of engaging in overseas trade was built. The creek on which...

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The Waving Girl

For 44 years, Florence Martus (1868-1943) lived on nearby Elba Island with her brother, the lighthouse keeper, and no ship arrived for Savannah or departed form 1887 to 1931 without her waving a...

For 44 years, Florence Martus (1868-1943) lived on nearby Elba Island with her brother, the lighthouse keeper, and no ship arrived for Savannah or departed form 1887 to 1931 without her waving a...

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Lazaretto

After the repeal of the anti-slavery provision in the Charter of the Colony of Georgia on 1749, an act permitting the importation of slaves ordered the erection of a Lazaretto (Quarantine Station)...

After the repeal of the anti-slavery provision in the Charter of the Colony of Georgia on 1749, an act permitting the importation of slaves ordered the erection of a Lazaretto (Quarantine...

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John Wesley (1703—1791)

On February 6, 1736, John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, landed at Peeper (now Cockspur) Island near here and there preached to his fellow voyagers his first sermon on American soil. A monument...

On February 6, 1736, John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, landed at Peeper (now Cockspur) Island near here and there preached to his fellow voyagers his first sermon on American soil. A monument...

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Tybee Island

Tybee Island was named by the Indians who came from the interior to hunt and fish. Settled since the beginning of the colony of Georgia, it was the scene in 1775 of the first capture by the first...

Tybee Island was named by the Indians who came from the interior to hunt and fish. Settled since the beginning of the colony of Georgia, it was the scene in 1775 of the first capture by the...

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Fort Pulaski

Named for General Casimer Pulaski, the Polish hero who was mortally wounded at the siege of Savannah, 1779, Fort Pulaski was built in accordance with plans by General Simon Bernard, formerly chief...

Named for General Casimer Pulaski, the Polish hero who was mortally wounded at the siege of Savannah, 1779, Fort Pulaski was built in accordance with plans by General Simon Bernard, formerly...

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Federal Batteries on Tybee Island

Between February 21 and April 9, 1862, Federal troops under Gen. Quincy A. Gillmore erected 36 guns in 11 batteries, extending eastwardly on Tybee Island from Lazeretto [sic] Creek opposite Fort...

Between February 21 and April 9, 1862, Federal troops under Gen. Quincy A. Gillmore erected 36 guns in 11 batteries, extending eastwardly on Tybee Island from Lazeretto [sic] Creek opposite Fort...

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James Moore Wayne, 1790—1867

JAMES MOORE WAYNE, 1790- 1867 FOR 32 YEARS ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT The residence opposite this site, known as the Gordon House, was built between 1819- 1821. A fine example of...

JAMES MOORE WAYNE, 1790- 1867 FOR 32 YEARS ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT The residence opposite this site, known as the Gordon House, was built between 1819- 1821. A fine example of...

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Tybee lighthouse

A lighthouse on Tybee was one of the first public structures in Georgia. Completed in 1736 by William Blithman of cedar piles and brickwork, its 90 foot height made it the loftiest in America....

A lighthouse on Tybee was one of the first public structures in Georgia. Completed in 1736 by William Blithman of cedar piles and brickwork, its 90 foot height made it the loftiest in...

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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 General James Screven, Revolutionary War hero, it was never built by the...

The Legislature of Georgia in 1786 passed a law providing for a fort on Cockspur or Tybee Island to be named in honor of General James Screven, Revolutionary War hero, it was never built by...

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United States Customhouse

Tomo-Chi-Chi, Mico of the Yamacraws, a tribe of the Creek Indian Nation, is buried in this Square. He has been called a co-founder, with Oglethorpe, of The U.S. Customhouse stands on historic...

Tomo-Chi-Chi, Mico of the Yamacraws, a tribe of the Creek Indian Nation, is buried in this Square. He has been called a co-founder, with Oglethorpe, of The U.S. Customhouse stands on historic...

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Old Savannah Cotton Exchange

The Savannah Cotton Exchange building was completed in 1887, during the era when Savannah ranked first as a cotton seaport on the Atlantic and second in the world. in its heyday as a cotton port...

The Savannah Cotton Exchange building was completed in 1887, during the era when Savannah ranked first as a cotton seaport on the Atlantic and second in the world. in its heyday as a cotton port...

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Capt. Denis N. Cottineau (1745—1808)

This grave links Savannah with one of history´s greatest naval dramas -- the epic fight in 1779 between the ´Bon Homme Richard´ and ´Serapis´ in which John Paul Jones immortalized himself. Denis...

This grave links Savannah with one of history´s greatest naval dramas -- the epic fight in 1779 between the ´Bon Homme Richard´ and ´Serapis´ in which John Paul Jones immortalized himself....

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Chatham Artillery's "Washington Guns"

These cannon, which were captured when Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in the American Revolution, were a gift to the Chatham Artillery by President George Washington -- a mark of his...

These cannon, which were captured when Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in the American Revolution, were a gift to the Chatham Artillery by President George Washington -- a mark of...

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