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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
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Wormsloe State Historical Site. (Courtesy of Savannah
Convention & Visitors Bureau).
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The city of Savannah and
the colony of Georgia were formed on February 12, 1733 when James Oglethorpe
of Britain met with Tomochici and the Yamacraws, along with traders John
and Mary Musgrove. Oglethorpe had just arrived with 114 colonists. Due in
large part to the friendship between Oglethorpe and Tomochici, the new settlement
was able to flourish during its beginning while other settlements were too
involved in warfare. At some point in 1733, months after the arrival of
Oglethorpe, Sephardi Jews arrived from Spain and Portugal. This was the
start of an influx of non-Protestant immigrants into the Savannah area and
it would grow for a hundred fifty years.
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The low-lying marshes (savannahs)
were converted into wild rice fields and attended by skilled slaves from
West Africa. Wild rice was grown in West Africa and these slaves had the
knowledge to grow it.
In time, Creek groups ceded their unused lands to the Europeans. Eventually
the Cherokees did likewise.
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During the
American Revolution, Savannah was under British control in 1778. In 1779
an attempt by the French to drive out the British failed.
The city grew quickly as an exporter of animal hides
and cotton.
During the Civil War, Savannah was in the hands of the Confederate States
of America until 1864, when it fell to Gen. William Sherman’s Union
forces.
By 1870, three railroads were doing business in Savannah
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The largest Historic Landmark District in
the US is downtown Savannah! |
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Owens-Thomas
House and Museum |
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In 1912, at 329
Abercorn Street in Savannah, Juliette Gordon Low formed America's
first Girl Scout troop. |
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Visit historic Fort
Pulaski |
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Visit Old Fort
Jackson |
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Fort McAllister State Historic Park |
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Visit Tybee
Island for a day at the beach |
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Take a ride on the Georgia
Queen of the River Street Riverboat Company |
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