The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-29
savannah. 1s2 Years Ago.


ker streets. in front of the Savannah Gro
Gerry Company's present building. Ogle-
thorpe's tent was nearly under the clus-
Ter of trees. The stairs going up from the
river we're Just a little west of the trees
The crane and bell were further toward
Whitaker street, the crane on the edge of
the bluff and the bell just in
the rear Of the crane. The
crane was used to haul goods up from
the river landing, and the bell to call the
colonists together for work and worship
and as a warning in time of danger or at
tack by Indians. The tabernacle ana
court house was on Bull street where the
rear portion of the custom house now
stands The public mill was on Bryan
street and the house for strangers was on
the south side of St. Julian street, second
door west of Whitaker street, where the
paint and oil store of Lloyd & Adams now
stands. The public oven was at the south-
west corner OF. Congress and Whitaker
streets.
The draw well was in the center of Bull
street at the corner of Congress street
lane The public store stood on the pres
ent site of Huh and Lathrops bank. the
parsonage house was in the middle OF
what is now Congress street, on the west
side Of Reynolds square.
The fort and palisades to prevent an at
tack of the enemy by land and the bat
terry to prevent an approach by water We're
built soon after the settlement OF the col
ony. The fort was on the line of Presi-
dent street, probably in Oglethorpe square.
The battery and cannon stood at the foot
of Drayton street, and commanded the
river.
This was Savannah when Oglethorpe re-
turned to England carrying with him Tom
O-Chi-Chi and one or two other indian
chiefs TO impress them with the Strength
and greatness of the English people.
Up to twenty-siX years after the
settlement of Savannah, there was no
wharf built. The few vessels that came
here sailed close TO land the 0eOtn
of the water would permit and threw
the lighter articles on the bank, landing
The heavier ones in small boats. Feel
ing the necessity of having a wharf, the
subject was discussed, and in l757 one
was constructed by Thomas Eaton, under
the direction of John G.. William De-
Brahm, the surveyor general OF the south
ern provinces of North America. The
builder was advised, which advice he fol-
lowed, Ito drive two rows OF piles as Tar
asunder as he desired his wharf 10 pc
wide, and as far toward the river as low
water mark; secure their tops with plates
and to trunnel planlSs within on the
piles. This done then to brace
the insides with dry walls of
In the same manner to shut up the ends
of the two rows with a like front alonS
the stream, to build inside what cellars
he had occasion for then to fill up the
remainder with the sand nearest at hand,
out of the bluff or high shore of the stream
under the bay" This wharf tradition as
serts, was constructed on the river a lit
tie west of the steps by which the inhabi-
tants went up and down the bluff -
most probably about midway be-
tween Bull and Whitaker streets.
structed was followed several years. The
conjunction of this wharf appears to have
benefited the town, for during the fol-
lowing year forty-one vessels were en-
during the year 1866, six years after Ill
were entered.