Historical Marker

Haitian Monument

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 2007

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This 2009 monument in Franklin Square honors the Chasseurs-Volontaires de Saint-Domingue, over 500 free men of color from present-day Haiti who fought in the 1779 Siege of Savannah, among the largest Black units in the Revolution.

About this site

Haitian Monument 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 32.0811, -81.0959 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is First African Baptist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jonathan Bryan, The First African Baptist Church, and John Ryan's Excelsior Bottle Works.

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

📍 32.0811, -81.0959 · Savannah, Chatham County

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