- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Tabby Ruins at Wormsloe
- Creator:
- G. Dawson
- Date of Original:
- 2015-05-22
- Subject:
- Trees--Georgia--Chatham County
Spanish moss--Georgia--Chatham County
Live oak--Georgia--Chatham County
Plantations--Georgia--Chatham County
Wormsloe Plantation Site (Ga.)
Historic sites--Georgia--Chatham County
Tabby (Concrete)
Walls--Georgia--Chatham County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, 31.97402, -81.09243
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Noble Jones used tabby, a mixture of limestone, sand, and shells, to build fortifications at Wormsloe in 1740 for the defense of Savannah. In 1793 he began construction on a new tabby home, the ruins of which are still standing.
Photograph of the tabby ruins at the Wormsloe Plantation in Chatham County, Georgia. The partial walls stand near sprawling live oak trees covered with Spanish moss. Noble Jones used tabby, a mixture of limestone, sand, and shells, to build fortifications at Wormsloe in 1740 for the defense of Savannah. In 1793 he began construction on a new tabby home, the ruins of which are still standing.
Wormsloe has successively served as a military stronghold, plantation, country residence, farm, tourist attraction, and historic site. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/wormsloe-plantation/m-4109/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/grantdaws/18073473782/in/photolist-eV54Ks-G5RHT3-FcS6Vc-sAEMF4-sAxou8-31MWtT-Fr6QKj-tv2HW9-9sJNvD-tv4TUm-eTuKqG-txxfRR-txsFX6-tx8xr3-txc291-tfNi7m-tfNY5y-tg2jj6-tfSk8E-sAu3vs-txzvhk-eTuJJJ-txb74d-txo1W8-tv8sB9-tx6h5W-tv8VgS-9sJPaF-tfSYuw-sAC6YT-txviKa-tfRSuC-sAE5KX-tfQxEW-txsfQx-tv6utE-sABbdB-sAohLJ-tx5jU5-9sMQ5U-txrTZ4-sAzryv-tfNe6C-9sMRqd-tx85KY-tv5oPq-txvKz6-tv43zQ-9sMS5s-9sMQKC
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Forrest Shropshire
Image from G. DAWSON - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/wormsloe-plantation
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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