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Marker Monday: Bethesda: It’s Founding
This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights the founding of Bethesda Orphan House and Academy, the predecessor of today’s Bethesda Academy in Savannah….
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Marker Monday: Mulberry Grove Plantation
This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights Mulberry Grove plantation, situated a few miles south of present day Port Wentworth, Georgia, and its…
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Marker Monday: Johnson Square
To highlight this year’s Georgia History Festival theme, “A Legacy of Leadership,” February’s #MarkerMondays explore the history of the colony of Georgia and its first city, Savannah.
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Marker Monday: Savannah: Colonial Capital and Birthplace of Representative Government in Georgia
To highlight this year’s Georgia History Festival theme, “A Legacy of Leadership,” February’s #MarkerMondays explore the history of the colony of Georgia and its first city, Savannah.
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Marker Monday: Colonial Town Gate: Davenport House
To highlight this year’s Georgia History Festival theme, “A Legacy of Leadership,” February’s #MarkerMondays explore the history of the Colony of Georgia and it’s first city, Savannah.
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Marker Monday: Noble Jones’ “Wormsloe”
In anticipation of Super Museum Sunday on February 11, 2018, this month’s #MarkerMonday posts will explore the history of sites participating in the state-wide event.
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Marker Monday: Oglethorpe Meets the Indians at Coweta
This week’s #MarkerMonday commemorates General James Edward Oglethorpe’s meeting with the Creek Nation on August 21, 1739. When the Colony…
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Marker Monday: Tomo-Chi-Chi’s Grave
This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights Oglethorpe’s unique friendship with the chief of the Yamacraw Indians,…
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Marker Monday: The Trustees’ Garden
This week’s #MarkerMonday addresses one of James Edward Oglethorpe’s innovative ideas for the City of Savannah, the Trustees Garden. Shortly after establishing…
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Marker Monday: The Landing of Oglethorpe and the Colonists
In honor of the 2016-2017 Georgia History Festival, “A State of Innovation,” the September #MarkerMonday posts will focus on Georgia historical markers that tell the…
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