- Collection:
- Floyd Jillson Photograph Collection, 1957-1992 and n.d., (bulk 1965-1975)
- Title:
- Savannah Beach
- Creator:
- Jillson, Floyd, 1926-2011
- Date of Original:
- 1974
- Subject:
- Beaches--Georgia
Oceans - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of an area near the shoreline in Savannah, Georgia.
Founded in 1733, Savannah is the oldest city in the state of Georgia. The city's founder was James Edward Oglethorpe, who sailed from England with 114 other colonists in November of 1732, and established a settlement several miles inland on what is now the Savannah River. Oglethorpe and William Bull of South Carolina designed the city, which was originally planned as a refuge for English debtors. Savannah was the first capitol of Georgia, ceding that role to the city of Augusta in 1786. In the 1800s, the city developed as a major port and center of trade, exporting rice, cotton, and pine timber. In the 20th-century, Savannah diversified its economy through ship-building and tourism, while establishing itself as a center for historic preservation and education. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 71.266.04
ahc071266004a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/Jilson/id/1306
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/Jilson:1306/manifest.json
- Extent:
- 35 mm color transparency
- Original Collection:
- Floyd Jillson Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
