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In 1841, Peter Massie (1765–1840), a Scottish planter who resided in Glynn County, Georgia, bequeathed $5,000 to the City of Savannah, with the request that the money be invested until the return had accrued an amount required to fund the construction of a school for the underserved children of the city. [4]
The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) is a public school district in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. SCCPSS is run by an elected Board of Public Education and operates most all of the public schools in Chatham County, including those in the city of Savannah. [2] It is the sole public school district in the county. [7]
SCAD's efforts to work with the city of Savannah to preserve its architectural heritage [21] include restoring buildings for use as college facilities, for which it has been recognized by the American Institute of Architects, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Historic Savannah Foundation and the Victorian Society of America. [22]
Oglethorpe Charter School, 7202 Central Ave., Savannah, GA 31406 Oglethorpe has the distinction of being the first charter school in the state of Georgia. This year marks its 25 th anniversary.
Savannah is full of unique characters, but the city’s art, architecture and artifacts have an equally important story to tell during the eighth annual Savannah Antiques and Architecture Weekend ...
Savannah (/ s ə ˈ v æ n ə / sə-VAN-ə) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County.Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. [6]
This is the City Talk column by Bill Dawers, a longtime contributor to the Savannah Morning News. As the public input process about the fate of the Savannah Civic Center was winding down, Historic ...
It is located in the middle row of the city's five rows of squares, on Bull Street and McDonough Street, and was laid out in 1815. It is south of Wright Square, west of Colonial Park Cemetery, north of Madison Square and east of Orleans Square. The oldest building on the square is The Savannah Theatre, at 222 Bull Street, which dates to 1818.