Savannah georgia history museum. From founders to pirates from the american revolution to the civil war and beyond if you really want to get an intimate look at the history of this city you must visit this museum located at 303 martin luther king jr. Thats the year general james oglethorpe and the 120 passengers of the good ship anne landed on a bluff high along the savannah river in february. Located in tricentennial park savannah history museum allows you to walk through the citys history from 1733 spanning the american revolution and civil war all the way to today.
This effort is multifaceted and seeks to engage local savannahians artists scholars and activists. It is known as georgias first planned city and attracts millions of visitors who enjoy the citys architecture and historic structures such as the birthplace of juliette gordon low founder of the girl scouts of the. Located in city market our unique savannah museum displays the history of prohibition in america from 1907 1933 and the roots of nascar.
Savannah became its first city. Savannah history museum located inside visitors center 303 martin luther king jr. Blvd savannah ga 31401 912 651 6825 daily 9 am.
The city of savannah georgia the largest city and the county seat of chatham county georgia was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of georgia. The girl scoutsjuliette gordon low exhibit was very nice. Boulevard the savannah history museum is housed inside the old central of georgia railway passenger shed a national historic landmark that was built in the 1850s and 1860s.
Boulevard the savannah history museum is housed inside the old central of georgia railway passenger shed a national historic landmark that was built in the 1850s and. Located at 303 martin luther king jr. The museum has some kid friendly interactive things and a good cursory sampling of savannah history.
On september 12 2019 telfair museums announced the legacy of slavery in savannah initiative working with the community to consider how the legacies of slavery still manifest in our city and what we can do to work toward justice. The museum is now home to more than 10000 artifacts one of the largest collections of artifacts in the entire coastal community.