The St. Andrews Monument, (sculpture).

The St. Andrews Monument, (sculpture).

Oglethorpe Marble and Granite Company, fabricator.

The St. Andrews Monument, (sculpture).

Saint Andrews Monument, (sculpture).

1986-1987. Dedicated May 3, 1987.

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Sculpture: Elberton blue granite; Base: Elberton blue granite; Foundation: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 14 in. x 7 ft. x 7 ft.; Foundation: approx. W. 8 ft. x D. 8 ft.

(Plaque on front of sculpture, under relief, raised lettering:) "TYRANTS FALL IN EVERY FOE/LIBERTY'S IN EVERY BLOW."/In memory of our Scottish forbears, whose/valor inspired these immortal lines by/Robert Burns, this marker is gratefully/dedicated by the Saint Andrew's Society of/Savannah, Georgia on its 250th Anniversary./(1737-1987)/3 May 1987 unsigned

A rough-hewn, granite obelisk is adorned on the front with a relief of St. Andrew carrying a cross. He is barefoot and barechested, wearing robes. On the sides of the obelisk are iron decorations of thistles curving around a banner. The obelisk is mounted upon a smooth-finished, square, two-tiered base, surrounded by granite pavers, with a walkway in front.

Religion -- Saint -- St. Andrew

Emblem -- Cross

Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah

Administered by City of Savannah, Park & Tree Department, P. O. Box 1027, Savannah, Georgia 31402

Located Median of Oglethorpe Avenue at Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401

The sculpture is in memory of the Scottish forbears of the St. Andrews Society chapter in Savannah, Georgia, on the 250th anniversary of the founding of Savannah and the colony of Georgia. The design was suggested by the Agnes Rae Memorial Cairn at Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina. The iron emblems were taken from the St. Andrews Cemetery lot in Laurel Grove Cemetery. IAS files contain: a sketch for the sculpture from the Oglethorpe Marble and Granite Company; an excerpt from a report for the Savannah Park and Tree Department entitled "The Monuments and Fountains of Savannah," by Dorothy H. Stewart, June 1993, pg. 580-581.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.

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