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A marble bench placed in 1909 by Georgia's Colonial Dames marks the Yamacraw Bluff spot where Oglethorpe is said to have camped his first night in Georgia after landing in February 1733.
Historical Marker
Oglethorpe Bench
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About this site
Oglethorpe Bench is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1906. 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 32.0814, -81.0921 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Joel Chandler Harris in Savannah (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Landing of Oglethorpe and the Colonists, This is Yamacraw Bluff, and Moon River Brewing Company.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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