History

  • Oysters Pin Point

    The Gullah-Geechee Legacy of Pin Point

    Found along the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia are communities known as the Gullah-Geechee, who are descended from freedmen and former slaves.

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  • Massie Heritage Center school

    The Massie Heritage Center

    Located on Calhoun Square, the Massie School opened its doors in 1856, and was the first public school in Georgia.

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  • Abandoned Ebenezer Town Georgia

    Ebenezer – Home of the Salzburg Lutherans

    A weathered memorial stone in Savannah’s Emmet Park pays tribute to a group of Lutherans from Salzburg, Austria, who immigrated to Georgia in the 18th century to escape the persecution of their Catholic homeland.

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  • Savannah must visit Fort Jackson

    Old Fort Jackson

    In 1808, with relations between Britain and our fledgling country quickly deteriorating, President Thomas Jefferson ordered the construction of Old Fort Jackson to protect the important port city of Savannah.

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  • First African Baptist Church Savannah Tour

    First African Baptist Church

    Found on Franklin Square, the First African Baptist Church is the oldest black church in North America. Founded by slaves in 1775, it has a history nearly as old as Savannah itself.

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  • Savannah History Museum Visit

    The Savannah History Museum

    Found in the old railway shed of the Central of Georgia, the Savannah History Museum is a good place to stop for an overview of the city’s development through the ages.

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  • Savannah Tiny House

    Greene Square

    Named after revolutionary hero Nathaniel Greene, whose monument and burial site is at Johnson Square, Greene Square was laid out in the 1790s and developed into the center of Savannah’s black population.

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  • Christmas Andrew Low House Savannah

    The Andrew Low House on Lafayette Square

    Andrew Low was a Scot who moved to Savannah when he was sixteen. He entered the cotton business and, by the time he was in his thirties, had become the leader of uncle’s company and the richest man in the city.

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  • Cozy Dinner Pirate's House Savannah

    Arrrr, Matey! Dinner at the Pirate’s House

    The Pirate’s House, on the northeastern corner of Savannah, is thought to be Georgia’s oldest building, and is certainly one of its most famous. Captain Flint, from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, is said to have died here after drinking too much rum.

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  • Tour Fort Pulaski

    Fort Pulaski – The South’s Not So Invincible Stronghold

    The road to Tybee Island takes you right by Cockspur Island, home to Fort Pulaski. Originally built after the War of 1812, the fort is now a national monument.

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  • Owens Thomas House

    The Owens Thomas House – Our First Bad Experience in Savannah

    We had been excited to get into the old homes of Savannah, especially after our experience at the Scarborough House. So it was with high expectations that we visited the Owens-Thomas House on Oglethorpe Square. Unfortunately, our high expectations weren’t met, this time.

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  • James Oglethorpe in Savannah

    No Liquor! No Slaves! No Lawyers! No Catholics!

    When he founded Savannah, the capital of his newly chartered colony of Georgia, James Oglethorpe had some utopian ideas. His planned city would be built around four squares and four simple prohibitions. No rum. No slavery. No lawyers. No Papists.

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