Historical Marker

Colonel William Bull

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1933

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The Story

South Carolina official and skilled surveyor William Bull arrived in early 1733 to help Oglethorpe lay out Savannah's first squares; the city's principal thoroughfare, Bull Street, still bears his name.

About this site

Colonel William Bull is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1933. 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 32.0798, -81.0916 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Nathanael Greene Monument (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Washington’s Southern Tour, Christ Church, and Savannah Historic District.

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

📍 32.0798, -81.0916 · Savannah, Chatham County

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