Historical Marker

The Liberty

Savannah · Chatham County

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Savannah's 'Liberty Boys' rallied for independence here; in 1775 their armed schooner Liberty made one of the Revolution's first ordered captures in southern waters, seizing British gunpowder off Tybee for the patriot cause.

About this site

The Liberty 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 32.0799, -81.0847 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ironclads and Gunboats of the Savannah River Squadron (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include “Liberty” 1775, The Georgia Medical Society, and Old Harbor Light.

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

📍 32.0799, -81.0847 · Savannah, Chatham County

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