Jewish Colonists

In July 1733, dozens of Jewish settlers, most Sephardim fleeing Portugal, landed at Savannah aboard the William and Sarah; Oglethorpe welcomed them, and they founded what became the third-oldest U.S. Jewish congregation.

Jewish Colonists 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 32.0817, -81.0907 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Savannah in the American Revolution (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Savannah Waterfront, Savannah and the Slave Trade, and One Building - Many Stories.

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