May 24th Metro Savannah again.

Left Skidaway at about 0900 to head to River Street in downtown Savanna.  Saw lots of markers and monuments.  Saw Renie  Lyonduk, the old manager at Coquina down on the street.  Did a little shopping, got a Savannah pin and a toy boat.  Stayed for about 2 hours, then hit Wal Mart on the way home for milk. 

First marker seen was the African-American monument:

African American Monument

 

 

 

Inscription.
We were stolen, sold and bought together from the African Continent
We got on the slave ships together, we lay back to belly in the holds of the
slave ships in each others excrement and urine together. Sometimes died
together and our lifeless bodies thrown overboard together. Today we are
standing up together with faith and even some joy.
                    -Maya Angelou

Next to it was the Savannah Riverfront marker:

Savannah Waterfront

 

 

 

Inscription. The colony of Georgia began on Savannah's waterfront in 1733. The riverfront has always played an important role in Georgia, whether as a colonial port, exporter of cotton, or tourist destination. The first commercial house below the bluff opened in 1744. Cotton dominated Savannah's exports throughout the nineteenth century. Construction began in early 1800s for the multi-storied warehouses and "Factor's Walk," named for the cotton brokers whose offices were in the upper floors. River Street, was created in 1834 and cobbled with ballast stones. The last cotton office on the waterfront was closed in 1956. River Street's revitalization began in 1977.


Close by, This is Yamacraw Bluff Marker:

This is Yamacraw Bluff

 

 

Inscription. This is Yamacraw Bluff where the Colony of Georgia was founded February 12, 1733 by Gen.James Edward Oglethorpe. Voted by the Georgia Daughters of the American Revolution the Most Historic Spot In Georgia

Erected 1933 by The Georgia Daughters of the American Revolution and Three Savannah Chapters.

Next, another marker to Oglethorpe:

Landing of Oglethorpe and the Colonists

 

 

Inscription. James Edward Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia, landed with the original colonists, about 114 in number, at the foot of this bluff on February 1 (February 12, new style), 1733. The site where he pitched his tent is marked by the stone bench located about 100 feet west of this marker.

Savannah was for more than 100 years built according to Oglethorpe's unique city plan. Bull Street, the principal street of the city, is named in honor of colonel William Bull of Charleston, S.C., who assisted Oglethorpe in laying out the city.

The colonists sailed in the ship Anne from Gravesend, England, November 17, 1732; landed at Charles Town, S.C., January 13, 1733; proceeded later to Beaufort, S.C., and thence, in small boats, through the inland waterway to Yamacraw Bluff. The town site had already been selected by Oglethorpe in friendly negotiation with Tomo-chi-chi, Mico of the Yamacraws, and with Mary Musgrove, the English- speaking, half-breed Indian princess who later, as niece of Emperor Brim of the Creek Nation, claimed sovereignty of southeastern Georgia.

Then, one for the "Savannah"

The Savannah

 

 

 

Inscription.
1819      1919

This tablet
commemorates the centenary of
The "Savannah"
The first steamship to cross the ocean

The idea of this enterprise originated with
William Scarborough
and his associates
citizens of Savannah
and was financed by them

The Savannah steamed out of this port
on this great adventure for Liverpool
on May 22, 1819 and arrived June 20, 1819
Francis Fickett, Builder, Moses Rogers, Captain   Next to the Savannah, one for the John Randolph  

The “John Randolph”

 

 

 

Inscription. 1834        1919   This tablet commemorates
The "John Randolph"
the first iron vessel seen in
American waters
Riveted together and launched here in 1834,
the plates having been made by John Laird
of Birkenhead, England, and shipped to this
port in sections
Built for Gazaway B. Lamar, Banker and Cotton
Merchant of Savannah
The same great iron shipbuilder
John Laird
built in 1862 the Confederate Cruiser
"ALABAMA"   Across the street: The United States Customhouse marker:

United States Customhouse

   

Inscription. The United States Customhouse stands on historic ground. In a house on this site, James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia, lived for a time, and in 1736 John Wesley preached his first sermon at Savannah in a building which stood on the rear of the lot.   Although the building is used primarily by the United States Customs Service, it houses several Federal agencies. In earlier years it also served as a Post Office and Federal Courthouse. In 1859-1860 the celebrates cases growing out of slave-running by the yacht "Wanderer" were tried here before Justice Wayne of the U.S. Supreme Court.

 The cornerstone of the Customhouse was laid in 1848. The building was completed in 1852 at a cost of $146,000. Built of granite from Quincy, Mass., the structure is one of the most handsome and substantial public buildings erected in that era. The magnificent fluted columns have tobacco leaves as capitals instead of the traditional decorations. The columns, each weighing fifteen tons, were brought to Savannah by sailing vessels. The unusual inside stairway divides at one-half height forming into circular stairs with no perpendicular support.     A little further down the street:  

Birthplace of the University Of Georgia

Meeting Place of Legislature in 1785

   

Inscription. Directly across Bay Street from this marker formerly stood the brick building. Built in late colonial days and known as the “Coffee House.” In which the Legislature of Georgia met in 1785. Owned by Thomas Stone, it was described in a newspaper advertisement in 1785 as having “ten large, cool, elegant rooms” and as “not equaled by any other house in the state” for “business, and convenience for a large family.”

While meeting in the house owned by Thomas Stone the House Of Assembly of Georgia enacted on January 28, 1785, an act for the “establishment of a public seat if learning in this state”- the preamble reciting that is was “among the first objects of those who wish well to the national prosperity, to encourage and support the principles of religion and morality, and early to place the youth under the forming hand of society, that by instruction they may be molded to the love of virtue and good order.”

The charter granted to the Board of Trustees of the University of Georgia in 1785 was the first charter issued in the United States to a state university.

And this marker honoring the invention of the Cotton Gin:  

The Invention of the Cotton Gin

 

 

Inscription. This creative development which was responsible for the survival of the cotton industry in the United States occurred on General Nathaniel Greene's plantation near Savannah, 10 miles northeast of this marker. Separation by hand labor of the lint from the seed of the desired upland variety of cotton produced only one pound per day per person.

Eli Whitney, a native of Massachusetts and Yale Law Graduate, came to Georgia to teach school in late 1792, at age 27. Mrs. Catherine Greene, widow of General Greene, invited Whitney to her plantation, and urged him to design a cotton gin. He secluded himself for 10 days in the spring of 1793, with a basket of cotton bolls. He discovered that a hooked wire could pull the lint through a slot in the basket, leaving the seeds inside. In his patent application Whitney described the process as: consisting of spikes driven into a wooden cylinder and having a slotted bar through which these spikes passed and having a brush to clear the spikes. The result was a hand operated cotton gin which produced over 50 pounds per person per day. It was patented March 14, 1794.

Henry Ogden Holmes, of Georgia, a resourceful, practical mechanic on the Kincaide plantation of Fairfield County, South Carolina, invented an improved gin and was granted a patent on May 12, 1796. His continuous flow gin

 

used rip-saw teeth on a circular steel blade which passed through spaces between ribs. The circular saw gin with improvements, capable of giving 1000s of pounds per day, was still in use in 1985.

Officials of the Cotton Exchange Commission building which faces this marker, shipped from the Port of Savannah thousands of bales to a new worldwide industry, and brought prosperity to the south.   A few steps away:  

Old City Exchange Bell

 

 

Inscription. This bell, which is believed to be 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 was razed to make way for the present City Hall.

In its day, the bell signaled the closing time for shops and was rung by a watchman when fire broke out. Its rich tones were heard in celebration of American victories during the War of 1812.

It pealed a welcome to such distinguished visitors to Savannah as Monroe, Lafayette, Polk, Fillmore, Clay and Webster and it tolled tributes for America’s illustrious dead.

The tower of the City Exchange, where the bell hung, was a favorite resort of those anxious about arrival of vessels. The replica of the tower in which the historic bell presently reposes was erected in 1957 through the combined efforts of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce, the Pilot Club of Savannah and the Savannah-Chatham Historic Site and Monument Commission.   And also:    

“Washington Guns”

 

 

Inscription. These bronze cannon were presented to the Chatham Artillery by President Washington after his visit to Savannah in 1791. Of English and French make, respectively, they are excellent examples of the art of ordnance manufacture in the 18th century.

An inscription on the British 6 pounder states that it was “surrendered by the capitulation of York Town Oct. 19, 1781.” The English cannon was cast in 1758 during the reign of George II and the royal insignia and motto of the Order of the Garter appear on its barrel.

The French gun was manufactured at Strasburg in 1756. On its elaborately engraved barrel appear the coat of arms of Louis XIV, the sun which was the emblem of that monarch, and a Latin inscription (which Louis XIV first ordered placed on French cannon) meaning “Last Argument of Kings.” The dolphins were emblematic of the Dauphin of France. The gun was individually named “La Populaire.”

Reminders of America’s hard-won struggle for independence and of the great man who led the Continental forces in the Revolution, the historic “Washington Guns” were placed on public display here through co-operation of the Chatham Artillery and the City of Savannah.   20 feet away, it's sister marker  

Chatham Artillery's

“Washington Guns”

 

 

By Mike Stroud, February 2008

1. Chatham Artillery "Washington Guns" Marker

Inscription. 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 appreciation for the part the local military company played in the celebration of his visit to Savannah in May, 1791. Washington commended the Chatham Artillery in “warmest terms” and at one of the functions in his honor (which took place on the river bluff east of this spot) proposed a toast “to the present dexterous Corps of Artillery.”

The “Washington Guns” have thundered a welcome to many distinguished visitors to Savannah, including James Monroe, the Marquis de Lafayette, James K. Polk, Millard Fillmore, Chester A. Arthur, Jefferson Davis, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, William H. Taft, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

During the War Between the States the historic cannon were buried for safety beneath the Chatham Artillery armory and were not removed until 1872 when Federal occupation troops had departed.

The “Washington Guns” were taken to Yorktown in 1881 by a contingent of the Chatham Artillery and led the parade at the centennial celebration of Cornwallis, surrender.   And it's sister marker 100 feet away:    

The Chatham Artillery

1786

 

 

 

1. The Chatham Artillery Marker, south face

Inscription. On the front , south side is inscribed:

Dedicate May 4, 1986
To honor the members of the
Chatham Artillery
Servants of God, Country,
State and Community
—
Soldiers in War
Patriots in Peace

On the east side is inscribed:

Chatham History 1786-1886
Organized May 1, 1786. Captain Edward Lloyd, former Sergeant Major at battle of Savannah was first commander. First duty in June 1786, was funeral honors for General Nathanael Greene.
Participated in Oconee wars 1789-1793. In 1792 George Washington, in appreciation for services rendered presented 2 cannon, one captured at Yorktown and one given by France. They are located on Bay Street east of City Hall.
Captain Josiah Tattnall was commander 1793-1794, later served in State Legislature, congress, and as Governor of Georgia.
In 1815 were federalized and assigned to Ft. Jackson on Savannah River. In May 1825 honor guard for Lafayette. In 1836 served in Florida during Second Seminole War.
In 1846 offered services in Mexican War, but not used. John Gallie commander 1849 later killed at Ft. McAllister in 1865. John Ward Commander 1855, served as Mayor and later as minister to China.
In 1861 were ordered into service of the Confederacy when Georgia seceded, called to participate

 

2. The Chatham Artillery Marker, east face

in capture of Fort Pulaski by Governor Brown. In 1862-63 they occupied defensive positions around Coffee Bluff, Green Island, Skidaway Island, Ft. Jackson. In 1863 ordered to Charleston, S. C., served at Battery Wagner and Secessionville,S.C. In 1864 attached to 6th Georgia Regiment and participated in the successful repulse of Federal invasion of Florida at Battle of Olustee. In July 1864 they were sent back to Charleston. Early 1865 marched north to Greensboro, N. C. with General Johnson. They surrendered on April 26, 1865. Marched home as a unit.
Reorganized as State Militia on May 1, 1872. Celebrated on May1, 1886 the 100th anniversary with a week of gala affairs. General John B. Gordon was in attendance.

On the north side ( inscribed the names of the) Commanders and Presidents of the unit from 1786 through 1986.
Edward Lloyd           1786 1790
Thomas Elfe Jr         1790 1793
Josiah Tattnall Jr     1793 1794
James Robertson    1794 1803
Benjamin Wall          1803 1811
Richard M Stites      1811 1813
Robert Mackay         1813 1815
William T Williams    1816 1824
Peter Blois                1824 1826
Charles M King        1826 1832
Charles Stevens      1832 1849
John B Gallie            1849 1855
John E Ward             1855 1858
Joseph S Cleghorn  1858 1862
John F Wheaton       1862

 

3. The Chatham Artillery Marker, north face

1895
additonal 30 names thru 1987

On the west side is inscribed:

Chatham History 1886-1986
During the period 1886-89 the Chathams were assigned local state duties. In 1888 purchased a site on Tybee for a club house and artillery practice. In 1889 joined other military units in memorial services for Jefferson Davis, firing a salute in his honor. In 1898 federalized for service in Spanish-American War. They served at Camp Northern in Griffin, GA. and at Camp Thomas in Chickamauga, GA. After nine months sent back to state control.
In 1916 Chathams were called for duty on the Mexican border to stop raids across the border by Pancho Villa. Trained at Camp Harris near Macon, GA. Five months training at El Paso, then released June 1917. Federalized for WW-I, training at Fort McPherson and Camp Wheeler, as part of the 31st Division. In July 1918 were sent to Camp Jackson, S.C. and then to France for combat duty with the Allied Forces.
In 1920 were reorganized as part of the First Field Artillery Regiment they were equipped with horse-drawn 75MM guns. In 1922 were re-designated as the118th Field Artillery Regiment, becoming a component of the 55th Field Artillery Brigade Georgia National Guard.
On September 16, 1940, were activated and sent to Ft. Jackson, S. C. as part of the 30th division. Sent to Camp Blanding, Fla. in 1942 and

 

4. The Chatham Artillery Marker, west face

later to Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Arriving in England February 1944, they were trained extensively until D-Day plus four, when the division artillery was attached to the 29th Division for a short period, landing at Omaha Beach.
Were reunited with 30th Div. for the duration of War. The Chathams participated in all major battles from Normandy to Elbe River when Germany surrendered May 9, 1945. Major battles were St. Lo, Mortain, where Germans were stopped in their thrust to the coast; Domfront, breaching Siegfried Line; Battle of Bulge. Current assignment is HHB 118th FA. BDE, Georgia Army National Guard.   And, 1 for a Jane Cuyler:

Jane Cuyler

   

Inscription. Jane Cuyler (born Jeanne de la Touche) came to Savannah with her husband Teleman in 1768. After his death in 1772, Cuyler took in lodgers, first at her home on the corner of Bull and Broughton Streets, then at an undetermined location on Bay Street. It was at her home on Bay Street that she hosted meetings of Savannah’s Liberty Boys, among them her son Henry Cuyler. After the capture of Savannah by the British, Jane Cuyler’s role in supporting the efforts of the revolutionaries resulted in an arrest warrant issued by Governor Wright in January 1781. By that time, however, Cuyler had followed the advise of friends and fled Savannah.

Erected by Georgia Historical Society and the Bonaventure Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Then, this one:

Savannah's Irish and Robert Emmet Park

   

 

1. Savannah's Irish and Robert Emmet Park Marker

Inscription. Once known as the Strand and later as Irish Green because of its proximity to the Irish residents of Savannah's Old Fort neighborhood, this park was renamed in 1902 for the Irish patriot Robert Emmet (1778-1803) to commemorate the centennial of his death. Emmet, who led an unsuccessful Dublin uprising for Irish Independence and was executed for treason, was a hero to Savannah’s Irish community. Emmet is best known for the speech in which he asked that his epitaph not be written until “my country takes her place among the nations of the earth.” Emmet Park remains an important center of ceremonial congregation for Savannahians of Irish descent.   Then, one for Masonry:

Savannah, Birthplace of Prince Hall Masonry in Georgia

   

 

1. Savannah, Birthplace of Prince Hall Masonry in Georgia Marker

Inscription. Georgia's first and second Prince Hall lodges, Eureka Lodge No. 1, and Hilton Lodge No. 2, F. & A.M. were organized at Savannah on February 4, 1866 by Rev. J. M. Simms, having received their warrants from the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. On June 24, 1870 these two lodges, with Bannaker Lodge No. 3, F. & A.M. (Augusta), were organized as the Grand Lodge of Georgia with Rev. Simms serving as first Grand Master.

In 1776, Prince Hall, an immigrant from Barbados, British West Indies, and 14 associates were made Masons by a regular English Army Lodge. A Legitimate Warrant was granted in 1784 to African Lodge No. 459, F. & A.M. at Boston, Mass., with Prince Hall named as Worshipful Master. In 1808, after his death, the name was changed to Prince Hall Grand Lodge, F. & A.M. of Massachusetts.

Rev. Simms, a Baptist minister and free man from Savannah had moved to Boston where he was made a Mason. At the close of the Civil War he returned to Savannah with authority as District Deputy Grand Master to establish Prince Hall Masonry in Georgia. The Georgia Grand Lodge is now incorporated under the name M. W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Georgia.   Then, a Marine Monument

Savannah Marine Korean War Monument

 

 

 

1. Savannah Marine Korean War Monument Marker

Inscription. D Company, 10th Infantry Battalion, USMCR
Savannah, Georgia
1948-1950

Upon activation on 21 August 1950, 182 Savannah Marines answered their nation’s call to duty during the Korean War.
All of these Marines gave some
Five gave all
Semper Fidelis

Abernathy, Moses E. • Adams, Jack R. • Adkins, Harry L. • Alexander, Norward M. • Anderson, Clyde R. • Arnold, Joe A. • Arseneau, John A. • Baldwin, Frederick C. • Barber, Robert L. • Barnes, Nesbert A. • Bates, Robert L. Jr. • Beasley, Charles V. • Bell, Charles B. • Bell, Clarence D. • Blatner, Howard L. • Boaen, Harry W. • Bodaford, George E. Jr. • Bodaford, William H. • Boudreau, Edward G. • Bowen, James C.L. • Braun, James M. • Brown, James S. • Brown, Robert F. • Cail, Robert S. • Cannon, Michael W. • Carter, William B. • Chester, Grover C. • Clarke Joseph W. • Coburn, Edward J. • Cohen, Albert I. • Cohen, Henri M. • Cole, James W. Jr. • Conners, Joseph L. • Coolidge, William M. • Corbin, Neal D. •Corbin, Phillip C. • Corley, Thomas G. Jr. • Courington, Roy N. • Cowart, Eugene H. • Cowart, Harry C. • Cowart, Ollie N. B. Jr. • Dailey, Ernest E. • Dailey, Joseph A. • Dampier, Jimmie G. • Dampier, Malcolm M. • Darling, Louis O. • Davis, Arliss A. • Davis, Eathen D. • Davis, Paul E. • Deal, John F. Jr. • Denmark, James L. • Devereaux, Charles K. • DeWayne,

By Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013

2. Savannah Marine Korean War Monument (Front)

Robert E. • DiBenedetto, Louis J. • Donegan, William L. • Durden, Ernest F. • Elliot, William F. Jr. • Embrey, Charles S. • Eure, Harvey C. • Everett, Jack H. • Farie, Andrew L. III (KIA) • Faulk, Joel E. Jr. • Flathmann, William A. • Fuhrman, Robert M. Jr. • Fuller, Joseph, A. • Galkin, Joseph J. • Gandy, Marvin R. Jr. • Gill, Jerry M. • Gill, Lewis W. • Glenn, Robert S. • Glidewell, William O. • Golder, Winfield N. • Gooding, Jacob R. • Hall, James D. • Hall, William A. • Haltiwanger, Malchoir A. Jr. • Harrison, Richard F. • Henderson, Conrad E. Jr. • Henderson, Robert T. • Hitt, Alvin M. Jr. • Hodges, Cecil F. • Hodges, Curtis R. • Hodges, William F. • Hohnerlein, Martin J. Jr. • Hook, Charles P. • Hopkins, James M. • Horning, James W. Jr. (KIA) • Howell, George W. • Hoyle, Royce A. Jr. • Hughes, Edward W. • Humphries, Louie C. • Hunt, Charles W. • Hutchins, Fletcher M. Jr. (KIA) • Jernigan, Bruce L. Jr. • Kellerman, Lawrence R. • Kendrick, Larry C. • Kendrick, Malcolm E. • Lanier, Robert J. • Lawhon, Jonathan H. • Lipton, Charles J. • MacMillan, Thomas H. • Manson, Marion H. • Massman, Alvin L. • Mattingly, Alfred B. • Mattox, William K. • Mayfield, James H. (KIA) • McAleer, James E. Jr. • McCall, Charles W. Jr. • McClure, Joseph B. • McCorkle, James C. • McCormick, Harry D. • McCrary, John E. • McGrath, Robert J. • McLellan, John A. • McNear, James

By Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013

3. Savannah Marine Korean War Monument (Right Side)

A. • Merritt, Fredrick L. • Monroe, Charles H. Jr. • Moore, Edward L. • Moore, J. G. • Murphy, Harry B. • Murray, Marion W. • Nease, Arthur B. Jr. • Nease, Asbury M. Jr. • Nease, Edward L. • Nelson, Gordon W. Jr. • Newman, William N. • Newman, Willis G. • Newton, Alex G. Jr. • Norton, Dewey L. • Oliver, Jack W. • O’Neal, James H. • O’Quinn, Donald E. • O’Quinn, Johnny A. Jr. • Otto, Francis W. III • Oxendine, Lanier D. • Parker, Thomas W. Jr. • Poole, Reynold H. • Rahn, Kent C. • Ray, James A. Jr. • Reynolds, William H. • Rimes, John H. • Risher, Vernon W. • Roberts, Arthur H. • Roberts, Jack D. • Roberts, Louis S. II • Rollins, Walter P. • Roughen, James E. • Rush, Cecil J. •Ryals, Baldy A. Jr. • Ryan, Ira J. Jr. • Sanders, Harry W. (KIA) • Sellers, Preston M. • Shuman, James A. • Simons, James D. • Sims, Harry C. • Smith, Melvin H. • Sorrells, Samuel L. • Spell, Franklin E. • Sullivan, George A. • Taulbee, Glen A. • Taylor, Hubert E. • Todd, Herman W. • Trapani, Luigi J. Jr. • Tyler, Arthur R. • Ulmer, George A. Jr. • Vickery, Elton W. • Vickery, George H. III • Vining, Donald C. • Weathers, Glenn G. • Weldy, Rewis C. Jr. • Weldy, Robert L. • Wells, James F. • Wheeler, Talmadge J. • Whitten, Daniel E. • Wiggins, Wallace H. • Willis, Bernard F. • Wilson, Robert L. Jr. • Wingate, Wallace V. Jr. • Witherington, Dennis E. Jr. • Wolfe, Edward E. • Wolfr, George A. Jr. • Woods,

 

4. Savannah Marine Korean War Monument (Back)

    And one for the Hussars:  

The Georgia Hussars

Organized 13 February 1736

   

 

1. The Georgia Hussars Marker

Inscription.
This troop of Mounted Rangers was raised by General Oglethorpe to patrol and protect the Colony of Georgia from the Spaniards and Indians. It fought at Bloody Marsh in 1742 and at the Siege of Savannah in 1779. Its record during The War 1861-1865 is unsurpassed as was its service in Mexico, World War I, World War II and Korea. It remained Horse Cavalry until October 1940. From Colonial times to Vietnam, Hussars have represented Savannah in all our Wars. It is still an active unit in the Georgia Army National Guard.

Have to read up on this one:

Salzburger Monument of Reconciliation

   

By Mike Stroud, March 2008

1. Salzburger Monument of Reconciliation Marker

Inscription. The nearby Salzburger Monument of Reconciliation was dedicated to The Georgia Salzburger Society and given to the City of Savannah in 1994 by the State of Salzburg, Austria, in memory of the Lutheran Protestants of Salzburg who were denied religious freedom and expelled from their homeland.

The first thirty-seven Salzburgers to come to Georgia landed at this site on March 12, 1734. They were welcomed by James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the Georgia Colony and given temporary shelter before moving to their new home, Ebenezer, in what is now Effingham County. Additional Colonists from Salzburg and other Germanic people continued to settle at Ebenezer until 1752.

And this one for the old Harbor light:

Old Harbor Light

   

 

1. Old Harbor Light Marker

Inscription. 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 years as a guide to vessels passing over the hulls of ships that the British scuttled in 1779 to close the harbor to the French naval forces. During the Siege of Savannah that year by the French and Americans, the warship Truite, commanded by the Count de Chastenet de Puysegur, shelled this area of Savannah from her anchorage in Back River opposite this point.

And very near, the Ga Medical Society marker

The Georgia Medical Society

 

 

 

1. Dr. Noble Wimberly Jones Marker, west side

Georgia Medical Society Activities

Inscription. (West face)
The Georgia Medical Society

1804-2004
Dr. Noble Wimberly Jones
Physician and resident of Savannah Georgia
American Revolutionary War veteran and patriot
Georgia Delegate to Continental Congress
First Georgia Medical Society 1804
"The Morning Star of the Revolution"

The Georgia Medical Society of Savannah
Georgia is the oldest Local Medical Society
in the United States
Bicentennial Celebration 1808-2004

(North face)
Georgia Medical Society Activities
19th Century
1804
Began smallpox eradication program for Savannah Assisted in the founding of the Savannah Poor House and hospital forerunner of the present Candler Hospital
1821
First Medical License Exam Board for Georgia
1821
First Medical Ethics Act in Georgia
1833
Aided in founding the Georgia Infirmary for medical care for free blacks and slaves
1870s
Began first systematic anti-Malarial effort in USA 1874
Assisted in founding St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah
In the 19th century, the Georgia Medical Society fought epidemics in Savannah-Smallpox, Yellow Fever, Cholera, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Tuberculosis, Typhoid Fever and others.
The Georgia Medical Society conducted

 

2. Dr. Noble Wimberly Jones Marker, north side

health surveys in Savannah and surrounding areas for Nutrition , Tuberculosis, Hook worm, Venereal Disease and Maternal/Child Health. * * * * *
(East face)
Georgia Medical Society Activities
20th Century
1930's
Assisted in founding the U.S. Public Health clinics in Savannah, this program was later transferred to Atlanta and became the Communicable Disease Center later the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) 1931's
Donated 8000 volumes of rare medical textbooks and journals to the Duke University Medical Library, Durham, North Carolina to create the nucleus of its medical library
1952
Assisted in founding Memorial Hospital Savanna, Georgia
1960's
Established the Community Cardiovascular Clinic to study and to treat heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke in coastal Georgia
1972
Established the first Sports Medicine Program for high school athletes in southeast Georgia
1996
Sponsored medical care for the Yachting venue for the Olympic Games in Savannah Georgia
1997
Began first local program for Bio Terrorism education * * * * *
(South face)
Georgia Medical Society Activities
21st Century
2004
The membership of the Georgia Medical Society consists of over 400 physicians

 

3. Dr. Noble Wimberly Jones Marker, east side

in Chatham, Effingham and Bryan Counties in all medical and surgical specialties.
We trust that future physicians will serve their patients in the same caring tradition as have past generations of our society.
We hope that future generations of physicians will be inspired by the noble heritage and by the motto of our Georgia Medical Society which arise from the earliest days of our nation's independence
Mens Invicta
Manet
(The Spirit Remains Free)
Savannah, Georgia
December 1804 — December 12 2004
In the 228th year of American Liberty   And this one as well:

Old Savannah Cotton Exchange

 

 

 

1. Old Savannah Cotton Exchange Marker

Inscription. 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 over two million bales a year moved through Savannah. The Cotton Exchange was the center of activity in the staple which dominated this city's economic life before its evolution into a leading industrial seaport.

The Exchange was designed by the nationally-known Boston architect, William Gibbons Preston (1844-1910). His design won out in a competition participated in by eleven architects. The Exchange is believed to be one of the few structures in the world erected over an existing public street.

The beautiful iron railing around this grass plat, with panels featuring medallions of famous statesmen, authors and poets, once graced the ante-bellum Wetter House in Savannah.

The former Cotton Exchange is now the headquarters of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce, which cordially invites you to drop in for a visit.   And one for the city hall:

Savannah City Hall

 

 

 

1. Savannah City Hall Marker

Inscription. City Hall is the first building constructed by the citizens of Savannah expressly and exclusively to serve as the seat of municipal government. Opened on January 2, 1906 it has served continuously in this role since that date. City Hall was preceded on this site by the City Exchange, built in 1799 and razed in 1904. Along with municipal offices, the City Exchange housed the Custom House, a post office, and newspaper offices. City Hall was designed by Savannah architect Hyman W. Witcover and built 1904-1905 by the Savannah Contracting Company during the administration of Mayor Herman Myers. It is a Renaissance Revival structure of granite and limestone exterior. The original copper dome was first gold leafed in 1987.     Another one for Oglethorpe:

Landing of Oglethorpe and the Colonists

 

 

 

1. Landing of Oglethorpe and the Colonists Marker

Inscription. James Edward Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia, landed with the original colonists, about 114 in number, at the foot of this bluff on February 1 (February 12, new style), 1733. The site where he pitched his tent is marked by the stone bench located about 100 feet west of this marker.

Savannah was for more than 100 years built according to Oglethorpe's unique city plan. Bull Street, the principal street of the city, is named in honor of colonel William Bull of Charleston, S.C., who assisted Oglethorpe in laying out the city.

The colonists sailed in the ship Anne from Gravesend, England, November 17, 1732; landed at Charles Town, S.C., January 13, 1733; proceeded later to Beaufort, S.C., and thence, in small boats, through the inland waterway to Yamacraw Bluff. The town site had already been selected by Oglethorpe in friendly negotiation with Tomo-chi-chi, Mico of the Yamacraws, and with Mary Musgrove, the English- speaking, half-breed Indian princess who later, as niece of Emperor Brim of the Creek Nation, claimed sovereignty of southeastern Georgia.   Got back to the coach in time for lunch.  Then, the rains came, for sure.