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For a truly spiritual experience, First African Baptist Church, the oldest continual Black church in the U.S., is a must-visit in Savannah. Organized in 1773 and constituted in 1777, the church ...
The Wormsloe Historic Site, originally known as Wormsloe Plantation, is a state historic site near Savannah, Georgia, in the southeastern United States.The site consists of 822 acres (3.33 km 2) protecting part of what was once the Wormsloe Plantation, a large estate established by one of Georgia's colonial founders, Noble Jones (c. 1700-1775).
After the American Civil War, these cabins were used by freedmen, black sharecroppers whose families lived and worked on the plantation for 100 more years. [5] With mechanization replacing workers, the number of cabins maintained gradually declined. The plantation was also exceptional for its influence in the community and the Cane River area.
FAAA’s annual exhibition at Savannah State University runs through March 29th. Open daily. Free to attend at first floor of Kennedy Fine Arts building.
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Jimmie Davis State Park is one of twenty-two state parks in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located near Chatham in Jackson Parish on the northern shore of Caney Creek Lake, [4] a 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) reservoir. [5]
The city of Savannah, Georgia, was founded in 1733, [1] making it the oldest city in the state and one of the oldest in the United States. [2] [3] At its founding, the city was a farming community where slavery was banned, though the institution became legal in 1750 and, in the following years, Savannah became a major port city in the Atlantic slave trade. [1]
Let's be honest: Savannah's art scene can be confusing, even to locals. Here's a spin through the city's art gallery options, from contemporary, to small-scale, to unusual.