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Button Gwinnett, one of Georgia's three signers of the Declaration of Independence, died days after a 1777 Savannah duel with rival Lachlan McIntosh; his rare signature is among the most valuable of any signer.
Historical Marker
Button Gwinnett
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About this site
Button Gwinnett is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1964. 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 32.0754, -81.0900 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Major John Berrien (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include William Scarbrough, Hugh McCall (1767-1823), and Colonial Park Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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