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Wormsloe Plantation
Visitors to Savannah typically make a visit to the location of the Wormsloe Plantation, eager to capture a picture of the famous oak-shrouded lane right behind the gates of its front. Few people are aware of the past of the plantation’s ruin that remain.
Wormsloe Plantation is located within the Isle of Hope right outside downtown Savannah. Native American tribes had lived there centuries-specifically the Yamacraw-by the time Oglethorpe and his settlers arrived on the shores of Georgia in 1733.
It was 1736 when Noble Jones, one of the first trustees sought the grant of 5100 acres to the island. It was his occupation as a woodworker at the time of his arrival, but soon became a doctor and businessman who was successful and one of Savannah’s founders. Wormsloe Plantation said to be named after his home in England became a fortification and watchpoint to watch out for hostile Spanish soldiers located in Florida. The house was constructed of tabby, which is concrete formed of oyster shells and Lyme. The eight-foot walls were the defining feature of this stunning architectural marvel. Noble Jones initially utilized indentured servants to assist in the cultivation of crop production and to manage the plantation. But after the establishment of slavery in Savannah around 175, his plantation prospered with the harvest of rice and corn.
Noble died shortly before the start of the Revolutionary War in 1775, leaving Wormsloe to his daughter, Mary Jones Bulloch.
It’s been reported that pirates used the area of Wormsloe Plantation for hiding buried treasure, resulting in many failed treasure-hunting expeditions. During periods of yellow fever, Savannah residents were known to have hidden behind the tall wall at the Plantation.
The gardens of Wormsloe Plantation are among Savannah’s most stunning and revered treasures. Family members of Noble Jones still manage the property today.
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