Historical Marker

Savannah State College

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1978

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The Story

Founded in 1890 under the Second Morrill Act as the Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth, Savannah State is the oldest public historically Black university in Georgia.

About this site

Savannah State College is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1978. 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 32.0236, -81.0559 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hill Hall at Savannah State College (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include ART Gallery, Walter Bernard Hill Hall, and Savannah State University.

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

📍 32.0236, -81.0559 · Savannah, Chatham County

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Nearby in Chatham County

Historic Place

Hill Hall at Savannah State College

Walter Bernard Hill Hall

Savannah · 2001

College & University

Savannah State University

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