United States, Georgia, Chatham County, 31.97402, -81.09243G. Dawson2015-05-22Noble 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.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/wormsloe-plantationForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/wormsloe-plantationForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaTrees--Georgia--Chatham CountySpanish moss--Georgia--Chatham CountyLive oak--Georgia--Chatham CountyPlantations--Georgia--Chatham CountyWormsloe Plantation Site (Ga.)Historic sites--Georgia--Chatham CountyTabby (Concrete)Walls--Georgia--Chatham CountyTabby Ruins at WormsloeStillImage