History

Savannah’s Famous Pirates’ House is located on one of the most historic spots in Georgia. It is here that Trustee’s Garden, the first public agricultural experimental garden in America, was located. Around 1753, when Georgia had become firmly established and the need for the experimental garden no longer existed, the site was developed as a…

Savannah, established in 1733 was planned around a system of squares, surrounded with buildings in a variety of architectural styles such as Georgian Colonial and Greek Revival. Savannah beats out all other Georgia cities in historic interest. The birthplace of the colony of Georgia, Savannah was the colonial government and the capital of the state…

Savannah, established in 1733 was planned around a system of squares, surrounded with buildings in a variety of architectural styles such as Georgian Colonial and Greek Revival. Savannah beats out all other Georgia cities in historic interest. The birthplace of the colony of Georgia, Savannah was the colonial government and the capital of the state…

Famous Savannah natives include composer and lyricist Johnny Mercer, composer of more than 1,000 songs who received 19 Academy Award nominations; wrote music for many Broadway shows, singer and co-founder of Capitol Records. Writers Conrad Aiken, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry recipient for Selected Poems (1930) and  James Alan McPherson, writer and essayist, awarded the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for…