Historical Marker

Georgia Historical Society

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1953

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Chartered in 1839, the Georgia Historical Society is among the oldest continuously operating historical societies in the South; its collections are housed in Hodgson Hall, an 1876 gift from the Telfair family.

About this site

Georgia Historical Society is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1953. 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 32.0704, -81.0964 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jepson House Education Center (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hodgson, W. B., Hall, Armstrong Junior College, and Savannah's Marine Corps Memorial.

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

📍 32.0704, -81.0964 · Savannah, Chatham County

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