Historical Marker

The Public Oven and Home for Strangers

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1929

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The Story

Among the public buildings Oglethorpe laid out for the new 1733 colony were a communal oven and a House for Strangers sheltering newcomers — practical infrastructure for a settlement built nearly from scratch on Yamacraw Bluff.

About this site

The Public Oven and Home for Strangers is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1929. 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 32.0798, -81.0924 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Colonel William Bull (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Liberty Savings Bank FSB, Nathanael Greene Monument, and Washington’s Southern Tour.

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

📍 32.0798, -81.0924 · Savannah, Chatham County

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