Birthplace of the University Of Georgia

Chartered in Savannah in 1785 with a charter drafted by Abraham Baldwin, the University of Georgia was the first U.S. institution created by a state government, though it did not enroll students until 1801.

Birthplace of the University Of Georgia is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1957. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0808, -81.0902 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Olde Pink House (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Solomon's Lodge No. 1 F. & A.M Savannah, Georgia, The Invention of the Cotton Gin, and Chatham Artillery's.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.