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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D6J_arts-crafts-emporium_Savannah-GA.html
Arts & Crafts Emporium. . Historic Marker . In 1739 General Oglethorpe thought about a unique concept whereas a historian could find unusual collectables and local art works. Now up these stairs in the heart of historic Savannah you can find thes…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM224R_the-march-to-the-sea_Savannah-GA.html
On December 21, 1864, during the Civil War, U.S. forces under Gen. William T. Sherman captured Savannah, completing the March to the Sea, a military campaign designed to destroy the Confederacy's ability to wage war and break the will of its peopl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM223W_jepson-house-education-center_Savannah-GA.html
This Italianate mansion was built in 1856 for Savannah grocer and Civil War mayor Thomas Holcombe and later owned by former Confederate officer and Superior Court Judge Robert Falligant and his descendants. The Oglethorpe Light Infantry, commanded…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM223N_the-rotary-club-of-savannah_Savannah-GA.html
On January 5, 1914, the Rotary Club of Savannah met for the first time at the DeSoto Hotel. Founded by John S. Banks and a group of local businessmen, this was the second Rotary club established in Georgia. The nation's first service club, Rotary …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM223K_colored-library-association-of-savannah_Savannah-GA.html
In 1906, eleven African-American men formed the Colored Library Association of Savannah and established the Library for Colored Citizens. They acquired the original collection from personal libraries and public donations of books and periodicals. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21CT_to-arms-a-war-memorial_Savannah-GA.html
The 800 stones before you have three meanings: *They represent the approximate number of soldiers killed or wounded in Savannah on the foggy morning of October 9, 1779. *The stones are arranged as a column, with ten soldiers across. The French and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VVC_river-street-inn-historical_Savannah-GA.html
The River Street Inn
115 East River Street
Has Been Placed On The
National Register
Of Historic Places
By The United States
Department of the Interior
circa 1817
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OAE_andrew-low-house_Savannah-GA.html
329 Abercorn Street
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1848
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E81_john-herndon-johnny-mercer_Savannah-GA.html
Savannah native, Johnny Mercer, was a lyricist, composer,performer, collaborator, businessman, philanthropist, and mentor. He penned nearly 1,400 songs, with the most famous being "Moon River."
He was the co-founder of Capitol Records, Inc. and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D6O_madison-square-british-southern-line-of-defenses_Savannah-GA.html
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 western defenses on the line of the present West Broad…