Historical Marker

Samuel Elbert

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 2007

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The Story

A Savannah merchant turned Continental officer, Samuel Elbert was wounded and captured at Brier Creek in 1779, rose to brigadier general, and served as governor of Georgia in 1785.

About this site

Samuel Elbert is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 2007. 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 32.0759, -81.1006 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Col. John White (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Colonel Mordecai Sheftall, Captain Charles Floyd, and Mills Murphree.

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

📍 32.0759, -81.1006 · Savannah, Chatham County

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Colonel Mordecai Sheftall

Savannah · 2007

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