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Wormsloe was the colonial estate of Noble Jones (1702-1775), a carpenter who arrived in Georgia in 1733 with James Oglethorpe and the first English settlers. Jones completed his fortified tabby house around 1745, and its ruin is the oldest standing structure in the Savannah area. The site is best known today for its dramatic mile-and-a-half Avenue of Oaks, a live-oak allee draped in Spanish moss, and is preserved as a Georgia state historic site on the Isle of Hope in Chatham County.
Wormsloe State Historic Site is a state historic site in Chatham County, Georgia. It is one of 480 historic sites cataloged in Chatham County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.9720, -81.0620. The nearest cataloged historic site is Noble Jones’ “Wormslow” (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Isle of Hope Methodist Church, Isle of Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery, and Old Church Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the Georgia DNR Historic Preservation Division. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Wormsloe was the colonial estate of Noble Jones (1702-1775), a carpenter who arrived in Georgia in 1733 with James Oglethorpe and the first English settlers. Jones completed his fortified tabby house around 1745, and its ruin is the oldest standing structure in the Savannah area. The site is best known today for its dramatic mile-and-a-half Avenue of Oaks, a live-oak allee draped in Spanish moss, and is preserved as a Georgia state historic site on the Isle of Hope in Chatham County.
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