Monthly Archives: June 2011
Major John Berrien, Continental Army
Colonial Park Cemetery 1759 – 6 November 1815 Berrien came to Georgia from New Jersey in 1775, and soon thereafter, at the age of 17, was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in Georgia’s first Continental Brigade. Within a year, he was promoted … Continue reading
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
John Kreeger, Georgia Pioneer
Colonial Park Cemetery July 1754 – 26 April 1800
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--
Reverend Jean Baptiste Le Moine, First Catholic Priest in Savannah
Colonial Park Cemetery died 1794 A refugee of the French Revolution, Reverend Le Moine was formerly the Cure of Morley Le Roi.
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
John & Sarah Ann Screven, Georgia Pioneers
Colonial Park Cemetery John ( 1767? – November 1820) = Sarah Ann (1788? – June 1823)
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
Button Gwinnett Memorial, Colonial Park Cemetery
Button Gwinnett (1732-35? – 1777), one of Georgia’s Signers of the Declaration of Independence, was also elected to the Continental Congress and President of the Georgia Council of Safety. Though chosen to head the Continental Batallion for Georgia in the … Continue reading
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
Savannah Bank and Trust Building, 1911
Designed by prominent New York architects Louis Montayne Mowbray and Justin Maximo Uffinger Sr, this is one of Savannah’s most recognizable structures and is the city’s tallest office building. As a result, it features prominently in nearly ever photograph of … Continue reading
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
Old City Exchange Bell, 1802, Savannah
Now housed in this replica of its original tower, the bell from the old City Exchange was constructed in 1802. It is thought to be the oldest public bell in Georgia. Soon after the turn of the last century, the … Continue reading
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
Owens-Thomas House, 1819, Savannah
Designed by William Jay, one of the first professional architects in the United States, for prominent Savannah cotton merchant Richard Richardson, this house is considered one of the most important of the English Regency style in America. Construction began in … Continue reading
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
