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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM34G_pulaski-monument_Savannah-GA.html
The monument erected in this Square to the memory of General Casimir Pulaski, who fell at Savannah in the cause of American Independence, was completed in 1854. The corner-stone was laid, with impressive ceremonies, October 11, 1853 - the 74th ann…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM34B_trinity-methodist-church_Savannah-GA.html
Mother Church of Savannah MethodismTrinity Church is the oldest Methodist Church in a city whose intimate association with John Wesley and George Whitefield gives it a unique place in the history of Methodism.
The cornerstone of the building w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM349_old-harbor-light_Savannah-GA.html
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 hu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM347_german-memorial-fountain_Savannah-GA.html
This Fountain Commemorates The Religious,Social, Agricultural, Economic, And PoliticalContributions Of Early German ImmigrantsTo The Establishment And Growth Of The Colony Of Georgia.erected And Dedicated in 1989By Their Descendants
Members OfG…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM345_armstrong-junior-college_Savannah-GA.html
Armstrong Junior College was founded on this site May 27, 1935 by the City of Savannah under the guidance of Mayor Thomas Gamble. The college was named for George Ferguson Armstrong (1868-1924), a native of Guyton, Georgia, who had this house cons…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM33Q_sergeant-jasper_Savannah-GA.html
Sergeant William Jasper, the famed Revolutionary hero, was mortally wounded a few hundred yards northwest of this spot on October 9, 1779, in the ill-fated attack of the American and French forces on the British defenses around Savannah. The monum…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM33L_1812-wesley-chapel_Savannah-GA.html
Savannah Methodism's first church building was erected on this corner of Lincoln and South Broad (now Oglethorpe) streets in 1812 by its first pastor, Rev. James Russell. Bishop Francis Asbury preached twice in Wesley Chapel on November 21, 1813. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM33I_nathanael-greene-monument_Savannah-GA.html
Beneath the monument in this Square repose the remains of Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene, of Rhode Island, who died near Savannah on June 19, 1786, at Mulberry Grove Plantation which had been granted to him by this State in appreciation of his service…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM33H_united-states-customhouse_Savannah-GA.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM33G_the-oliver-sturges-house_Savannah-GA.html
This house, built in 1813 by Oliver Sturges,successful Savannah merchant, occupies the site of the parsonage of John Wesley, minister of the Church of England in Georgia 1736-37 andfounder of Methodism.
Mr. Sturges was a two-fifths owner of th…