Historical Marker

Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 2008

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The Story

Robert Sengstacke Abbott spent his boyhood in this area, learning the printing trade before founding the Chicago Defender in 1905, the paper that helped spur the Great Migration of Black Southerners northward.

About this site

Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 2008. 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 32.0946, -81.1364 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Woodville Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Jasper Spring, Largest Slave Sale in Georgia History, and Moses J. Jackson.

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

📍 32.0946, -81.1364 · Savannah, Chatham County

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