Oglethorpe Memorial Bench, (sculpture).

Oglethorpe Memorial Bench, (sculpture).

Kops, J. de Bruyn, architect.

Dixie Granite Company, fabricator.

Oglethorpe Memorial Bench, (sculpture).

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Bench: marble; Mosaic: ceramic tile.

An exedra style bench with a curved seat and neo-classical scrolled arms, and an inscription incised on the back. In front of the bench is a double step leading to an oval plinth adorned with a gray and white tile mosaic featuring a scroll border design.

Homage -- Oglethorpe, James Edward

Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah

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

Located Yamacraw Bluff, Bay Street between Whitaker & Bull Streets, Savannah, Georgia

The memorial bench honors Jamed Edward Olgethorpe (1696-1785), a British general and member of parliament who chartered the colony of Georgia on February 12, 1733. He also served as Georgia's first governor. The bench, which was erected by the National Society of The Colonial Dames of America, Georgia Chapter, marks the spot where General James Edward Olgethorpe pitched his tent during his first night in Georgia. IAS files contain a Cultural Property Assessment Form from the Savannah Monuments Project.

National Society of Colonial Dames, Georgia, 2006.

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