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Marks where a house used by James Oglethorpe stood in the late 1730s during his stays in Savannah, though the colony's founder spent most of his Georgia years at Frederica defending the southern frontier.
Historical Marker
Oglethorpe's House
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About this site
Oglethorpe's House is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1980. 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 32.0808, -81.0913 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is United States Customhouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include John Wesley, The Marshall House, 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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