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First Grand Master,Grand Lodge Of Georgia, F &AM
Born January 1752 at Beaulieu (Bulie) near Savannah of distinguished English ancestry, William Stephens was an eminent lawyer and jurist during and after the War For Independence.
Georgia's f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM333_button-gwinnett_Savannah-GA.html
This Memorial toButton GwinnettBorn 1735 ? ? ? Died 1777Georgia Signer of The Declaration of IndependencePresident of GeorgiaWhose remains, buried in this cemetery, are believed to lie entombed hereunder. Was erected by theSavannah - Chatham Count…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM32M_tomo-chi-chis-grave_Savannah-GA.html
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 Georgia. He was a good friend to the English, a friendship indispensable to the establishment o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM32J_col-james-s-mcintosh-1784-1847_Savannah-GA.html
James S. McIntosh achieved an immortal record of gallantry in the War of 1812 and in the War with Mexico. In 1814 he saw considerable action on the Canadian border, he was severely wounded at Buffalo. In the Mexican War, Col. McIntosh was desperat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM32G_general-lachlan-mcintosh-1727-1806_Savannah-GA.html
Lachlan McIntosh, Georgia's ranking Continental officer in the American Revolution, was the son of John Mor Mackintosh who settled with a group of Highlanders on the Altamaha in 1736. Lachlan served as a cadet in Oglethorpe's Regiment and received…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM321_james-johnston_Savannah-GA.html
Here repose the remains of James Johnston (1738-1808) - - editor of Georgia's first newspaper.
A native of Scotland, Johnston settled at Savannah in 1761. "Recommended as a person regularly bred and well skilled in the Art and mystery of Print…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM31Y_william-scarbrough_Savannah-GA.html
William Scarbrough (1776-1838) was the moving force among the enterprising business men of Savannah who in 1819 sent the first steamship across the Atlantic Ocean. The corporate charter which Scarbrough and his associates obtained from the Georgia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM31Q_duellists-grave_Savannah-GA.html
The epitaph to James Wilde on the nearby tomb is a melancholy reminder of the days of duelling and, particularly, of a tragic affair of honor fought January 16, 1815, on the Carolina side of the river near Savannah. Lieutenant Wilde was shot throu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM31N_hugh-mccall-1767-1823_Savannah-GA.html
Hugh McCall who is buried here was the author of the first history of Georgia.
Forced by ill health into retirement, McCall, who was a Brevet Major, U.S. Infantry, became interested in the history of his adopted State. In spite of severe handic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM31J_edward-green-malbone-1777-1807_Savannah-GA.html
Beneath this modest slab rest the remains of America's foremost painter of miniatures.
Malbone, a native of Rhode Island, began his career in Providence at the age of seventeen. He pursued his calling in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Charlest…