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Savannah's Catholic parish grew from French émigrés fleeing the French and Haitian revolutions in the 1790s; it became a cathedral in 1850, and the present Gothic church was rebuilt after an 1898 fire.
Historical Marker
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
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About this site
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 2007. 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 32.0734, -81.0915 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Minor Basilica Proclamation (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include St. Vincent's Academy, Mary Musgrove, and Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home.
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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