Historical Marker

This is Yamacraw Bluff

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1933

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The Story

On this bluff overlooking the Savannah River, James Oglethorpe and Georgia's first colonists landed in February 1733, founding Savannah on land near the Yamacraw village of chief Tomochichi.

About this site

This is Yamacraw Bluff is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1933. 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 32.0812, -81.0915 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Landing of Oglethorpe and the Colonists (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Moon River Brewing Company, The Marshall House, and Oglethorpe's House.

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

📍 32.0812, -81.0915 · Savannah, Chatham County

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