Historical Marker

Original Presbyterian Meeting House

Savannah · Chatham County

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Marks the roots of the Independent Presbyterian Church, organized in 1755 by dissenters who petitioned the king for a lot; called the mother of Georgia Presbyterianism, its 1819 building hosted President Monroe.

About this site

Original Presbyterian Meeting House 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 32.0762, -81.0935 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) (college & university), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church, Dr. Wm. A. Caruthers (1802-46), and Independent Presbyterian Church.

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

📍 32.0762, -81.0935 · Savannah, Chatham County

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