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| | |  | | | The First Bryan Baptist Church is an African-American church that was organized by Andrew Bryan in 1788. The site was purchased in 1793 by Bryan, a former slave who had also purchased his freedom. The first structure was erected there in 1794. By 1800 the congregation was large enough to split: those at Bryan Street took the name of First African Baptist Church, and Second and Third African Baptist churches were also established. The current sanctuary of First Bryan Baptist Church was constructe... |
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| | | | | | The Dorothy Barnes Pelote Bridge is a viaduct on State Route 25 Connector (SR 25 Connector; West Bay Street) in Savannah. It is located between Lathorpe Avenue and Fahm Street (near the Savannah Historic District). It begins on the southern edge of the Port of Savannah Ocean Terminal, goes over Norfolk Southern Railway tracks that lead into the port, and passes underneath the Talmadge Memorial Bridge (U.S. Route 17- SR 404 Spur). Located within a short walking distance from the bridge is the Sav... |
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| | | | National Historic Landmarks in Georgia (U.S. state), Historic American Buildings Survey in Georgia (U.S. state), Museums in Savannah, Georgia, Houses completed in 1818, Historic house museums in Georgia (U.S. state), Houses in Savannah, Georgia, Georgia (U.S. state) Registered Historic Place stubs, Southern United States museum stubs, Georgia (U.S. state) building and structure stubs, Hidden categories:, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from Appletons Cyclopedia, Coordinates on Wikida... | | |
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| | | | Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state), National Historic Landmarks in Georgia (U.S. state), Historic American Engineering Record in Georgia (U.S. state), Historic districts in Georgia (U.S. state), Landmarks in Savannah, Georgia, 1853 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state), Railway workshops in the United States, Central of Georgia Railway, Railroad-related National Historic Landmarks, Museums established in 1989, Museums in Savannah, Georgi... | | The Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities is a 33.2-acre (134,000 m2) historic district in Savannah, Georgia listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is dominated by the Georgia State Railroad Museum and was constructed in 1853 by the Central of Georgia Railway (CofG) before the outbreak of the American Civil War. This pair of buildings was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976, and separated from the Central of Georgia Depot and T... |
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| | | | | | Solomons Lodge, located in Savannah, Georgia, is a Masonic Lodge was founded in 1734 by James Oglethorpe^ and James Lacey and claims to be the oldest continuing operating lodge in America, It is the mother lodge of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, and between 1734 and 1785 was the only lodge in Georgia. It wasnt called Solomons Lodge until 1776, previously being known as The Lodge at Savannah. It occupies the Old Savannah Cotton Exchange. The first person to be initiated into the lodge was the settle... |
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| | | | Gothic Revival synagogues, Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state), Religious organizations established in 1733, Synagogues in Georgia (U.S. state), Museums in Savannah, Georgia, Jewish museums in the United States, Reform synagogues in the United States, Synagogues on the National Register of Historic Places, Buildings and structures in Savannah, Georgia, Portuguese-American history, Sephardi Jewish culture in the United States, Spani... | | Congregation Mickve Israel in Savannah, Georgia, is one of the oldest in the United States, as it was organized in 1735 by mostly Sephardic Jewish immigrants from London who arrived in the new colony in 1733. They consecrated their current synagogue, located on Monterey Square in historic Savannah, in 1878. It is a rare example of a Gothic-style synagogue. The synagogue building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Today, the synagogue is a member of the Union for Refo... |
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| | | | | | The Capture of Savannah, or sometimes the First Battle of Savannah (because of a siege in 1779), was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on December 29, 1778 between local American Patriot militia and Continental Army units holding the city and a British invasion force under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell. It was the opening move in the British southern strategy to regain control of the rebellious southern provinces by appealing to the strong Loyalist sentiment beli... |
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| | | | | | Abercorn Walk is an upscale shopping center that runs along Abercorn Street in midtown Savannah, Georgia. It is located near the citys more upscale midtown commercial sector. Abercorn Walk resembles a village in which each storefront retains a different style. Originally announced in 2003, Abercorn Walk was built atop a stretch of buildings that had been a church, a funeral home, a car lot and a house. The anchor store, which had been announced the previous year, was The Fresh Market. By the fal... |
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| | | | | | Thunderbolt, Georgia is a small town located in Chatham County about 5 miles southeast of downtown Savannah. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 2,668. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area. Thunderbolt runs along the western shore of the Wilmington River (a tidal river that is part of the U.S. Intracoastal Waterway). The town is important to Georgias shrimping industry, with scores of docks for shrimping trawlers. The towns picturesque atmosphere and sea... |
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| | | | | | Tiger Arena is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is home to the Savannah State University Tigers basketball and volleyball teams. Tiger Arena has previously hosted the Georgia High School Association boys and girls playoffs (first round), the annual Georgia Athletic Coaches Associations North-South All-Star Game (2003-2008), and the Savannah Holiday Classic high school girls basketball tournament. It is also home to the Savannah Steam of American Indoor Fo... |
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| | | | | | The 2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion was an industrial disaster that occurred on February 7, 2008 in Port Wentworth, Georgia, United States. Fourteen people were killed and 42 injured when a dust explosion occurred at a sugar refinery owned by Imperial Sugar. Dust explosions had been an issue of concern among United States authorities since three fatal accidents in 2003, with efforts made to improve safety and reduce the risk of recurrence. However, a safety board had criticized these effor... |
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| | | | | | Abercorn Common is a 180,000-square-foot (17,000 m2) shopping center in Savannah, Georgia. The center was the first retail center in the U.S. to become LEED-certified, meaning its design incorporates efficiency with attractive buildings and public spaces. The buildings and public spaces resemble Savannahs downtown historic district, with awnings, brick facades, fountains and brick-paved sidewalks. Palm trees, pampas grasses and willow trees are among the natural features. The shopping center dat... |
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| | | | | | Islands High School is a public high school located on Whitemarsh Island in unincorporated Chatham County, Georgia, east of Savannah. The school is part of the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools and its basic attendance zone covers the urbanized Georgia barrier islands of Whitemarsh, Wilmington, Talahi, and Tybee. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Georgia Accrediting Commission. It is also home to the Savannah-Chatham school districts Biolog... |
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| | | | | | Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (IATA: SAV, ICAO: KSAV, FAA LID: SAV) is a public and military use airport owned by the City of Savannah and managed by the Savannah Airport Commission. The airport is located seven nautical miles (8 mi, 13 km) northwest of the central business district of Savannah, a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. It was formerly known as Savannah International Airport, Travis Field and Chatham Field. The airport is just off Interstate 95, between Sava... |
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| | | | Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state), Canals in Georgia (U.S. state), Buildings and structures in Chatham County, Georgia, Museums in Savannah, Georgia, Nature centers in Georgia (U.S. state), Transportation museums in Georgia (U.S. state), Canal museums in the United States, Transportation in Chatham County, Georgia, Protected areas of Chatham County, Georgia, Historic American Engineering Record in Georgia (U.S. state), Canals opened in 1... | | The historic Savannah � Ogeechee Barge Canal is one of the prime relics in the history of southern canals. Beginning with the tidal lock at the Savannah River, the waterway continues through four lift locks as it traverses 16.5 miles (26.6 km), before reaching another tidal lock at the Ogeechee River at Fort Stewart. Along the way, the canal passed through Savannah�s 19th century industrial corridor, former rice fields, timber tracts, and a still lush tidal river swamp and adjacent sandhill ... |
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| | | | | | The Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO) is an internationally renowned marine science research institute located on the northern end of Skidaway Island near Savannah, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1968, it is now a research unit of the University of Georgia. It does not grant degrees, but its faculty serve as adjuncts to universities, and as mentors and advisors for visiting students and interns. SkIO faculty also frequently collaborate with marine scientists of other institutes both nationally... |
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| | | | | | Vernonburg is a town in Chatham County, Georgia, about 10 miles south of downtown Savannah. It is located at a sharp curve along the Vernon River, a tidal creek. The population was 122 at the 2010 census. Vernonburg was first settled by German craftsmen in the mid-18th century (hence the German suffix -burg), and was incorporated in 1748. By the early 19th century, the town was becoming a summer community for wealthy Savannahians. Then as now, it was linked to downtown Savannah by White Bluff Ro... |
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| | | | | | The Wormsloe Historic Site, informally known as Wormsloe Plantation, is a state historic site near Savannah, Georgia, in the southeastern United States. The site consists of 822 acres (3.33 km2) protecting part of what was once the Wormsloe Plantation, a large estate established by one of Georgias colonial founders, Noble Jones (c. 1700-1775). The site includes a picturesque 1.5-mile (2.4 km) oak avenue, the ruins of Jones fortified house built of tabby, a museum, and a demonstration area interp... |
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