Italians in Georgia's Genesis

Italian artisans were among Georgia's first colonists: silk expert Paul Amatis sailed with the early settlers, and others tended Savannah's filature in the colony's ambitious, ultimately failed silk experiment.

Italians in Georgia's Genesis 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 32.0792, -81.0889 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is John Wesley, 1703 - 1791 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include John Wesley, Savannah: Colonial Capital and Birthplace of, and Wesley Chapel Trinity / John Wesley's American Parish.

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