Historical Marker

The First Act of Alcohol Prohibition in America

Savannah · Chatham County

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The Story

After the Yamacraw leader Tomochichi warned of rising alcohol abuse, Georgia's Trustees decreed a ban on rum in 1735, an early American prohibition law that merchants' protests forced to be repealed within several years.

About this site

The First Act of Alcohol Prohibition in America 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 32.0806, -81.0946 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Montmollin Building and Bryan School (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jonathan Bryan, Evacuation of Savannah, and Haitian Monument.

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

📍 32.0806, -81.0946 · Savannah, Chatham County

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