Historical Marker

First Synagogue in Georgia

Savannah · Chatham County

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Worshipping in rented quarters since 1733, Congregation Mickve Israel consecrated Georgia's first synagogue in 1820, a small building at Liberty and Whitaker that burned in 1829.

About this site

First Synagogue in Georgia is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County. 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 32.0751, -81.0946 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Foley House Inn (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Telfair Academy, First Baptist Church, and Revolutionary War Barracks and Fortifications.

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

📍 32.0751, -81.0946 · Savannah, Chatham County

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