Historical Marker

Mary Musgrove

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 2019

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The Story

Born Coosaponakeesa to a Creek mother and English father, Musgrove ran a trading post and served as Oglethorpe's chief interpreter from 1733, making her diplomacy essential to the peaceful founding of Savannah and the Georgia colony.

About this site

Mary Musgrove is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 2019. 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 32.0730, -81.0921 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Colonial Dames House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Andrew Low House, First Girl Scout Headquarters in America, and Colonial Group, Inc..

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

📍 32.0730, -81.0921 · Savannah, Chatham County

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