Historical Marker

Jepson House Education Center

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 2014

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The Story

Built in 1856 as grocer Thomas Holcombe's Italianate mansion, this Georgia Historical Society center saw the Oglethorpe Light Infantry depart for Manassas in 1861 and later hosted Robert E. Lee.

About this site

Jepson House Education Center is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 2014. 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 32.0706, -81.0964 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Georgia Historical Society (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.

📍 32.0706, -81.0964 · Savannah, Chatham County

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