Savannah: Colonial Capital and Birthplace of

Founded in 1733, Savannah served as Georgia's colonial and first state capital, and its elected colonial assembly marked early representative government before the capital moved to Augusta in 1786.

Savannah: Colonial Capital and Birthplace of is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 2002. 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 32.0790, -81.0895 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is John Wesley (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wesley Chapel Trinity / John Wesley's American Parish, Sturges, Oliver, House, and Italians in Georgia's Genesis.

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