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Bonaventure Cemetery & Wormsloe Historic Site

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Tour of Historic Wormsloe Plantation & Bonaventure Cemetery before stopping at the famous Byrd Cookie Company!

Your day begins with a tour of Bonaventure Cemetery to learn about the lives of notable inhabitants like Academy Award-winning songwriter Johnny Mercer, Georgia’s first governor Edward Telfair, philanthropist Mary Telfair, as well as the tragic tales of poet Conrad Aiken and Gracie Watson. The Cemetery walking tour meanders under moss draped oaks and along the bluff of the Wilmington River. Bonaventure Cemetery, dating back to 1846, is one of the most beautiful cemeteries.

Following the cemetery tour, you will have lunch on your own at one of our favorite local restaurants.

Your visit to Wormsloe includes a breathtaking drive down the famous live oak tree lined drive. You will take a short walk to see the Plantation Tabby Ruins that date to the 18th Century and visit the museum of the Georgia State Park Historic Site. Finally, a stop is scheduled at the Famous Savannah Byrd Cookie Company headquarters for shopping and tastings of Byrd’s Famous Cookies. Key Lime, Bennie Bits and Cheddar Cheese are just of few of the favorites.

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• Tour of Byrd Cookie company
• Tour of Bonaventure Cemetery
• Lunch at Eric Davis Lowcountry Restaurant on your own
• Visit to Wormsloe Plantation
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• Mini-Bus Transfers to and from Savannah’s Historic District for the Wormsloe Historic Site & Bonaventure Cemetery
• Admission into the Georgia State Park Wormsloe Historic Site and Bonaventure Cemetery
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• Cost of Lunch.
• Gratuities for guides and driver.
• Parking fees at Savannah Visitors Center *(FREE 1st hour & $2.00 each hour following)
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• Part of this tour includes a walking tour
• Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
• Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions.
• Departs from both the Gray Line office at 223 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

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Wormsloe Historic Site, Savannah

Wormsloe Historic Site is a popular attraction near Savannah, located only a few minutes’ drive outside of the city.

Wormsloe is best known for its beautiful avenue of mature live oaks, stretching for more than a mile between its historic gates and the main site. The former plantation also offers some of the oldest European-built ruins in Georgia, miles of nature trails, a small museum and colonial village, and historical interpretation and tours.

Besides its regular daily programs, Wormsloe hosts a series of special events focused on aspects of colonial history, usually over holiday weekends or during the festive period.

A vist to Wormsloe can easily be combined with one of several other attractions nearby:

• Pin Point Heritage Museum
• The historic riverside suburb of Isle of Hope
• Skidaway Island State Park
• A kayak or boat tour of the Skidaway River and vicinity

See also: – Savannah’s must-see sights – More things to do in Savannah and nearby – Savannah National Wildlife Refuge – Savannah’s live oaks

History Of The Wormsloe Plantation

Wormsloe’s chief historic significance is as the first plantation established by the British in their new colony of Georgia. Its name – originally spelled Wormslow – is believed to have been derived from one of several places by that name in Britain.

Besides the creation of the town of Savannah on the banks of the Savannah River, the colonizers sought to establish outpost settlements for defensive and strategic reasons. Isle of Hope, situated near the Wilmington and Vernon Rivers, both of which allowed access to Savannah from its rear, was considered a crucial point from which to defend the city from attacks from the south.

In around 1737, four years after the founding of Savannah, the Isle of Hope peninsula was accordingly granted to three British settlers: Noble Jones, who took the southern 500 acres (now Wormsloe); Henry Parker, allocated the northern end of the peninsula; and John Fallowfield, who took its central portion.

Noble Jones was to convert his 500 acres (the Wormsloe tract now covers over 800 acres, following more recent additions of land) into a plantation. He was also instructed to erect a fortification to overlook and defend the adjacent river.

Jones planted crops (both experimental and practical) and raised cattle on his plantation, also growing mulberries for Georgia’s planned, but eventually unsuccessful, silk industry. He died in 1775, passing the plantation and the people he enslaved to his daughter, Mary Jones and through her, to the many descendant generations of the Jones family who have owned and often occupied the plantation ever since.

A new plantation house was built in 1828 and substantially expanded a few years later (this house, still occupied today by descendants of Noble Jones and his family, is not open to the public). By this time, Wormsloe grew a crop of primarily long staple Sea Island cotton, alongside corn and vegetables — all tended by a force of several dozen enslaved people.

By the 20th century, Wormsloe was no longer an active plantation. The Jones family made several attempts to diversify the former plantation’s income sources, establishing a dairy and a somewhat successful tourist attraction, Wormsloe Gardens, in the early decades of that century. The plantation’s fields, no longer tended for crops, reverted to their natural forested state.

In 1972, the family were obliged to donate most of the property to the Nature Conservancy, retaining the plantation house and an area of land for their own use. The following year, it was sold to the state of Georgia.

Wormsloe’s Historic Attractions

Probably Wormsloe’s most famous sights are its entrance gate and its mile-and-a-half-long avenue of mossy live oaks ( Quercus virginiana ) stretching between it and the ruins of the former house and fortification. If you have seen pictures of an avenue of live oaks in Savannah, this is probably it!

The trees, of which there are more than 400, were planted out in the 1890s on the occasion of the birth of Wymberley Jones De Renne’s son, Wymberley Wormsloe De Renne. The arch was erected in 1913, the year he came of age.

Tabby Ruins Of Fort Wymberly

A short walk from the museum parking lot are the ruins of an early colonial fortification, Fort Wymberly, with views out over the marshes of the Skidaway Narrows.

Jones began construction of the first house at Wormsloe – which doubled as a fortified defensive position able to repel any small-scale attacks from the Spanish – soon after the original colonization of Georgia. Interrupted by the War of Jenkins’ Ear, it took him several years to finish work on the structure, which was finally completed in 1745.

Built on a site overlooking the Skidaway Narrows, the house was one-and-a-half stories high, situated inside of a fortified wall with a bastion on each corner. It was built out of tabby, a traditional concrete-like building material composed of lime and oyster shells.

Tabby is highly durable: most of the structures that survive from the earliest days of the Georgia colony are made of this material. The ruins at Wormsloe are believed to be the oldest extant structure on the upper Georgia coast.

The house was abandoned some time in the later 18th century. In 1828, after a several-decades-long period in which the plantation was rarely visited by its owners, a new two-story frame house (later substantially rebuilt and expanded) was constructed as the plantation’s main residence, around a half mile north of the original house. Descendants of the Jones family have lived in the property ever since, and continue to inhabit it today.

Battery Wymberly

During the Civil War, Wormsloe again became the site of military fortifications. The Confederates built an earthwork battery, known as Battery Wymberley, on the banks of the present-day Moon River (then known as the Back River) at the southern end of Isle of Hope, though it saw little use during the conflict.

The earthworks are accessible via a trail through the forest.

Museum & Theater

A brief historical film examines the founding of Georgia and the history of the site. The small museum has a selection of exhibits focused on the history of the family, with displays of artifacts discovered at Wormsloe.

Special Programs & Events

Guided tours of Wormsloe Historic Site’s trails and historic sites are available daily, with two morning and two afternoon tours. Call for information about topics covered on the day you plan to visit.

Special events, some coinciding with holiday weekends and others commemorating historic events, are occasionally offered at Wormsloe. During these events, Wormsloe’s Colonial Life Area hosts living history programs with costumed interpreters and demonstrations of colonial-era skills and traditions.

Annual events at Wormsloe include the Colonial Faire and Muster in February; programs exploring the War of Jenkins’ Ear and colonial-era tools and trades over the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, respectively; and the Colonial Christmas event in December. See the official website for details of upcoming events.

Visitor Information

The following is correct at the time of writing. For additional information, call 912-353-3023 or visit the official website.

Location 7601 Skidaway Road, Savannah, GA 31406 See map

Hours Open daily, 9pm-4:45pm. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Admission Adults $10, seniors (62+) $9, children (6-17) $4.50, young children (0-5) $2.

Pets Leashed pets welcome on trails, but they may not enter any buildings.

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Wormsloe State Historic Site – Full Visitor’s Guide

• October 2nd, 2023
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Step back in time amid mossy oaks and ruins from Georgia’s founding at Wormsloe State Historic Site. Located just minutes from Savannah , this history-steeped property offers an evocative look at early colonial life and the state’s Noble Jones family. Stroll down the picturesque 1.5-mile-long live oak avenue, considered one of the most beautiful entrances in the South. Let Wormsloe delight you with its scenic beauty, intriguing ruins, and a glimpse into the past.

Wormsloe lies only 9 miles south of Savannah’s historic district, making it an easy and scenic 15-minute drive. Take I-16 E to I-516 E before exiting at Skidaway Rd. The live oak entrance will greet you on the right after just 6 miles.

Address: 7601 Skidaway Rd, Savannah, GA 31406

Phone: (912) 353-3023

Website: https://www.gastateparks.org/Wormsloe

In 1736, Georgia founder James Oglethorpe granted this land to Noble Jones, one of the colony’s earliest settlers. Jones built a fortified tabby manor home for his family that was occupied into the 1800s. The circa 1745 house and fort ruins remain within a massive 500-acre oak forest, offering a rare look at early colonial architecture.

After Jones’ death, the property was passed down through generations of his family, who expanded Wormsloe into a full working plantation through the Civil War era. They constructed elaborately ornate entrance gates topped by iconic iron figures around 1850.

Today, visitors can glimpse into this history by touring the manor ruins, strolling the estate’s scenic trails, and viewing artifacts at the museum. The sprawling oak alley, dripping with Spanish moss, provides one of the South’s most striking welcomes.

Key Historical Facts of Wormsloe State Historic Site

• Wormsloe was the colonial estate of Noble Jones, one of the original settlers of the Georgia colony in 1733. He arrived with James Oglethorpe on the ship Anne.
• The expansive grounds feature the picturesque 1.5-mile-long avenue of live oak trees, some of which are over 300 years old. This avenue leads to the ruins of Jones’ tabby brick house, built around 1739.
• Wormsloe Plantation operated as a rice and cotton plantation using enslaved labor during the 18th and 19th centuries. Enslaved Africans made the tabby bricks and built the house.
• During the Civil War, Wormsloe served as a camp for soldiers from both the Union and Confederacy at different points. Confederate General Lafayette McLaws headquartered troops here for coastal fortifications.
• In 1973, over 500 acres were donated to the state of Georgia by Jones’ descendants. Wormsloe became a state historic site open to the public, showcasing Georgia’s colonial history and natural beauty.
• The site has archaeological remains, including Native American shell mounds, remnants of slave cabins, and the fortifications built during the Civil War.

What to See and Do

Be sure to walk or drive the impressive 1.5-mile entrance down, with majestic live oaks shrouding the road. Stop at the wrought iron gates from 1850 to see the iconic decorative figures representing early life at Wormsloe.

The visitor’s center illuminates Wormsloe’s past through dioramas, artifacts like Ming porcelain, and exhibits on Jones family life and plantation operations. Kid-friendly displays let youngsters try on colonial costumes.

Take a short walk behind the center to explore the crumbling tabby ruins of the 18th-century fortified manor Jones built for his family. Informational plaques detail the remains and architecture.

Picnic amid mossy oaks or on the spacious grounds of the charming 19th-century stables. Nature lovers delight in wandering miles of peaceful wooded trails showcasing wildlife, trees, and marshes.

Don’t miss Wormsloe’s signature live history program, bringing figures from the past to life through interactive storytelling at the fort ruins and tabby manor house.

Top Attractions

• Walking or driving the 1.5-mile Live Oak Avenue entrance
• Exploring the ruins of the colonial Tabby fortress
• The museum displays the Jones family artifacts.
• Nature trails meandering through forest and marsh ecosystems.
• Interactive living history performances

Nearby Attractions

Downtown Savannah lies just 15 minutes north of Wormsloe. This walkable historic district entices with restaurants, shopping, museums housed in elegant mansions, and shady squares. The Savannah Visitor Center provides trip-planning tips.

Bonaventure Cemetery , don’t miss this grand, sprawling site, guaranteed to captivate with its mossy grave sites, sculptural monuments, and scenic waterfront setting.

Tybee Island lies 15 minutes south along the coast. It offers beaches, water activities, seaside eateries, charming rental cottages, and the Tybee Island Light Station and Museum.

Skidaway Island State Park sits 10 minutes west of Wormsloe. It provides picturesque camping, hiking trails, and access to pretty Skidaway Narrows.

Tips for Visiting

Wormsloe’s temperate climate welcomes visitors year-round. March-May and September-November see pleasant weather, with average temperatures around 70 °F.

Summers bring heat and humidity, with highs in the 80s-90s°F. Take advantage of shady trails or cool off at the visitor’s center. Thunderstorms may occur.

Dress warm for winter visits when highs reach the mild 50s-60s °F. Pack rain layers as needed. Some grounds or trails may have limited access.

Arrive early on weekends and holidays when crowds peak. Limited parking fills quickly. Consider carpooling.

Wear sturdy shoes for navigating forest trails that may get muddy. Bring water, snacks, hats, bug spray, and sunscreen for full days of exploring.

Leave bulky strollers behind since trails have stairs and uneven terrain. However, baby carriers and wraps work well.

Picnicking is allowed, but alcohol and smoking are prohibited. Take home all trash since cans are not available. Pets must remain leashed.

Wormsloe captivates visitors with its stunning entrance to scenic low country landscape, echoing back to colonial Georgia’s founding. Come hear those echoes amid ancient oaks, fallen tabby walls, and vivid living history. Let Wormsloe inspire you with the region’s rich stories and serenity.

Respectful Conduct

As a celebrated historic site, respectful behavior is appreciated to maintain the ambiance. Please refrain from loud noise or offensive language. Follow all park rules. Ask questions and discuss sensitive topics respectfully to foster positive dialogue. Treat all grounds and structures with care, so future generations can continue learning from this special place.

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• Tour duration is approximately 6 hours.
• Family-friendly tour.
• Explore Bonaventure Cemetery, the Isle of Hope Historic District, and Wormsloe Plantation and its 18th Century Tabby Ruins.
• Tour stops for samplings at Byrd Cookie Company headquarters.
• Includes admission into Bonaventure Cemetery and the Georgia State Park Wormsloe Plantation.
• Tour departs from the Gray Line office at 223 Martin Luther King Blvd.
• Lunch is on your own at Erica Davis Lowcountry restaurant, a local favorite whose owner and family have deep Savannah ties.
• Bring money for lunch and parking fees at the Savannah Visitor Center.
• Wear comfortable shoes for the walking portions of the tour.
• Includes mini-bus transfers to and from Savannah’s Historic District.

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Wormsloe Plantation & Bonaventure Cemetery Tour Reviews

Wormsloe Plantation & Bonaventure Cemetery Tour is located at Kelly Tours • 223 Martin Luther King Junior Blvd • Savannah , GA 31401

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Where does the wormsloe plantation & bonaventure cemetery tour depart from.

The tour departs from the Gray Line office located at 223 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401. Please arrive 20 minutes prior to the tour time to check in.

Can I bring my camera?

Yes. There will be lots of photo opportunities.

How long is this tour?

This tour lasts approximately 6 hours.

What is included in the tour?

The tour includes mini-bus transport to and from the Gray Line office, an experienced guide, a drive through the historic and picturesque Isle of Hope Historic District, and admission into the Bonaventure Cemetery and Georgia State Park Wormsloe Plantation. The tour also stops at the Byrd Cookie Company for samplings and shopping. Lunch is on your own at Erica Davis Lowcountry restaurant, a local favorite.

What does this tour exclude?

This tour excludes the cost of lunch, gratuities and parking fees at Savannah Visitors Center (first hour is free, $2.00 each hour following).

Is this tour suitable for children?

Yes, this is a family-friendly tour suitable for ages 3 and up.

Is parking provided?

Parking is available at the Savannah Visitors Center. Parking is free for the first hour, and $2.00 for each hour following.

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Wormsloe Plantation

The oldest of Georgia’s tidewater estates, Wormsloe has remained in the hands of the same family since the mid-1730s. Claimed and developed by founding Georgia colonist Noble Jones, Wormsloe has successively served as a military stronghold, plantation, country residence, farm, tourist attraction, and historic site. Nonetheless, Wormsloe’s most characteristic and defining use has been as the ancestral home of Noble Jones’s descendants.

Lying some ten miles southeast of Savannah , Wormsloe occupies the southern portion of the Isle of Hope, a peninsula four miles long and as much as a mile wide. During the colonial era Wormsloe’s strategic location made it a valuable component of Savannah’s outer defenses against Spanish attack. As a principal military officer of colonial Georgia, Jones used Wormsloe (then his leasehold) as a guard post, and his fortified tabby residence served as nucleus for a garrison of marines.

In 1756 George II of England formally granted Jones ownership of Wormsloe (originally spelled “Wormslow”). During the 1750s Jones used a small corps of enslaved people to cultivate some of his 500 acres there. His agricultural activities, limited though quite diversified, included some cotton and grains (perhaps even small quantities of rice ), along with vegetables, fruits, berries (including grapes ), and mulberry trees. The leaves of mulberry trees were needed as food for the silkworms that Georgia’s Trustees hoped would make the colony a supplier of silk. Though it has long been assumed that this silkworm connection explains the plantation’s unusual name, “Wormsloe” (and close variants) figures prominently as a place name in the English-Welsh borderland from which the Joneses came.

Jones also made a start with the landscaping and gardens that would later make Wormsloe a byword in the South. He cleared a wide swath of timber and undergrowth on Wormsloe’s southwestern edge to afford a view of the Bethesda orphanage, at that time Georgia’s largest and finest masonry structure.

In his will Jones directed that Wormsloe go to his son, Noble Wimberly Jones , and “his Heirs for ever.” Nonetheless, for almost six decades after Jones’s death and burial at Wormsloe in 1775, his descendants made very limited use of the estate. His daughter, Mary Jones Bulloch, had only a life interest in the estate, as well as a Savannah residence. Noble Wimberly Jones preferred to live in Savannah and elsewhere; before his death he transferred Wormsloe to his son George Jones, who also owned other residences and even turned the estate over to a lessee for a period.

George Jones built the first version of Wormsloe House, the residence that replaced two earlier Jones homes at Wormsloe. This two-story timber dwelling, built around 1830, measured twenty by forty feet and faced the water. Most significant, however, the new house appears to have kindled a love for Wormsloe and family tradition in George Jones’s heir, George Frederick Tilghman Jones.

George Frederick Tilghman Jones changed the spelling of the estate from Wormslow to Wormsloe. He transformed his own name to George Wymberley Jones before legally adding a new surname in 1866 to become G.W.J. De Renne. Incorporating the original Wormsloe House, he created a spacious three-story residence. It faced north toward the road to Savannah, below which he purchased an additional 250 acres, adding it to the Wormsloe estate. Enslaved people worked his fields for Sea Island cotton as a money crop and harvested a large variety of edible crops as well, including seafood, poultry , fruits, nuts, and vegetables .

More significant for the survival of Wormsloe was De Renne’s linkage of the estate with historical and literary publications. The first of these, a handsome reprint of a rare 1781 pamphlet credited to George Walton , appeared under the Wormsloe imprint in 1847. It created a line of books carried on by De Renne and his descendants until this day. From G.W.J. De Renne’s time also came an association of the family and the estate with collections of books and manuscripts devoted to Georgiana.

Unsurprisingly, the Civil War (1861-65) brought profound changes to Wormsloe. The De Renne family fled to various points in the Southeast and Europe, and the Confederate authorities constructed massive earthworks at the southern tip of the Isle of Hope, near the ruins of Noble Jones’s fortified residence. Federal troops later occupied the area and apparently damaged two of the houses’ marble mantels, along with other acts of vandalism. While the family was abroad during Reconstruction , Wormsloe House and its acreage were briefly leased; only in the 1870s would the house and grounds be used by the De Rennes, and then mainly as a country retreat from their Savannah mansion.

With the death of G.W.J. De Renne in 1880, Wormsloe entered a sort of limbo until De Renne’s sole surviving child, Wymberley Jones De Renne, took possession of it in 1893. He oversaw the extensive renovation and expansion of Wormsloe House, as well as numerous improvements to the grounds, which included cattle barns and a dairy operation.

In keeping with the De Renne tradition of publications, Wymberley De Renne printed books linked to Wormsloe (including an account of the Cherokee Removal written by Wilson Lumpkin ), and also created a matchless collection of books and manuscripts related to Georgia history . The De Renne Georgia Library was ultimately housed in a columned fireproof building near the residence.

With Wymberley De Renne’s death in 1916, his father’s estate was finally settled, and his son, W. W. De Renne, became full owner of Wormsloe, having purchased his sisters’ shares in the family estate. The young DeRenne, with his wife, Augusta Floyd De Renne, maintained and expanded the gardens at Wormsloe, creating three interlocking formal gardens to the rear of Wormsloe House. When business reverses cost him most of his inheritance, De Renne and his wife opened the estate to visitors in 1927 as Wormsloe Gardens, a popular tourist attraction that rivaled South Carolina’s Magnolia Gardens. De Renne had mortgaged Wormsloe in 1920, and his sister, Elfrida, took up the mortgage in 1930. She leased the estate to her brother until 1938. In that year the De Rennes moved to Athens , where Wormsloe’s Georgia Library became part of the University of Georgia ’s library collection.

In 1938 Elfrida De Renne Barrow and her husband, Craig Barrow, moved to Wormsloe. Stripping Wormsloe House of its Victorian additions and ornamentation, the Barrows returned the structure to its former simplicity, adding a columned two-story portico double stairs to the front entry. The gardens, also simplified, were opened once a year for various charitable causes.

Elfrida Barrow linked Wormsloe to publications more explicitly than any of her ancestors. She created the nonprofit Wormsloe Foundation, which published primary and secondary works relating to Georgia history. The first of these was Wormsloe: Two Centuries of a Georgia Family , by E. Merton Coulter . In 1961 Barrow presented the bulk of Wormsloe—750 acres—to the foundation, reserving for her family mainly Wormsloe House and about fifty acres surrounding it. The foundation’s tax-exempt Wormsloe lands were to be used for various purposes related to history, conservation, and education.

After Barrow’s death in 1970, a court case began that ultimately led to the Georgia Supreme Court ’s revoking the foundation’s tax-exempt status. Consequently, its Wormsloe acreage was acquired by the Nature Conservancy in 1972 and transferred the next year to the state of Georgia. In 1979 the state opened Wormsloe Historic Site, which features a museum and walking tours. These include the ruins of Noble Jones’s fortified residence and the Jones family burial ground. Though visible from the oak avenue, Wormsloe House remains private property, still occupied by descendants of Noble Jones.

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Bragg, William. "Wormsloe Plantation." New Georgia Encyclopedia, last modified Sep 25, 2014. https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/wormsloe-plantation/

Bragg, W. H. (2004). Wormsloe Plantation. In New Georgia Encyclopedia . Retrieved Sep 25, 2014, from https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/wormsloe-plantation/

Bragg, William. "Wormsloe Plantation." New Georgia Encyclopedia , 24 November 2004, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/wormsloe-plantation/.

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South front of the Wormsloe House, 1899. Victorian-style improvements were made to the family house by Wymberly Jones De Renne in the 1890s. The Victorian additions and ornamentation were removed by his daugher nearly forty-five years later.

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Wormsloe Entrance

A narrow road adorned with live oak trees along either side makes for a dramatic entrance to the Wormsloe historic site.

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The Wormsloe site, on the Isle of Hope peninsula, was an important part of the defense of the Georgia colony against the Spanish. A guard post and a marine garrison were located at Wormsloe during the colonial era.

Photograph by Katherine Bowman

Tabby Ruins at Wormsloe

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.

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George Wymberley Jones De Renne

Historical works made up the majority of the books privately printed by George Wymberley Jones De Renne. He called four of his publications the "Wormsloe Quartos" in honor of his family's ancestral estate.

Courtesy of Eudora De Renne Roebling

Wymberley Wormsloe De Renne

Wymberley Wormsloe De Renne worked off and on most of his life to complete the library his father had begun. The Catalogue of the Wymberley Jones De Renne Georgia Library became the basis of the sale of the De Renne Georgia Library in 1938 to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, for placement in the University of Georgia Libraries.

Tourist Map of Wormsloe, 1930

In 1927 the Wormsloe estate was opened to the public as Wormsloe Gardens. The site became a popular tourist attraction. A tourist map from 1930 shows the layout of the property at the time.

Elfrida De Renne Barrow

In 1953 Barrow incorporated the Wormsloe Foundation, one of whose activities was the publication of historical works. Barrow is pictured here in a portrait by Edward August Bell (ca. 1905).

Courtesy of Elfrida Barrow Moore

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Wormsloe Historic Site

Imagine driving down a majestic rural avenue, lined on either side by over 400 stately live oak trees..

You emerge at the site of Georgia’s oldest plantation. The 1.5 miles entrance to Wormsloe Historic Site in Savannah evokes a different era. It sends you back the hand of time to 18th-century Georgia.

Wormsloe is the only standing architectural remnant in Savannah from the founding of Georgia. The Department of Natural Resources runs Wormsloe Historic Site.

The former home and plantation of Noble Jones, Wormsloe offers a glimpse into the lives of Georgia’s earliest European settlers. The Jones house was originally constructed of “tabby.” Tabby is a mixture of sand, water, lime and oyster shells. Much of the oyster shells used to build the house came from shell mounds left behind from ancient Indian settlements on the site thousands of years earlier.

The tabby ruins of the original Jones house lies nestled within 822 acres of Georgia forest, sheltered by peaceful marshes to the east and the south. The Jones family lived at Wormsloe in the mid-1700’s. Eight-foot-tall tabby walls around the house protected Jones and him family from Spanish or Indian attack.

An enormous stone monument and a wrought iron fence mark the first family burial site at the plantation.

Noble Jones’ grave lies there since 1775. Alongside him is that of his wife Sarah and, their youngest son Indigo. In 1875, George Wymberley Jones DeRenne, a descendent of Noble and Sarah Jones, had Nobel Jones’s remains moved to another cemetery and subsequently placed the monument “to save from oblivion the graves of his kindred.”

Wormsloe also features a Colonial Life Area, representing some of the typical outbuildings on the property and information about the gardens and crops grown at Wormsloe in the 18th century.

Group rates & tours are available with advance notice. For more information, go to gastateparks.org or call (912) 353-3023.

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S avannah is Georgia’s oldest city — and with that distinction comes so much history, culture, beauty, and maybe even a few ghosts!

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Wormsloe Historic Site & Bonaventure Cemetery Tour

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Just a short 30-minute drive from historic Savannah, you’ll find beautiful Tybee Island! A place you’re definitely going to want to explore.

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Is Savannah beautiful? Definitely, yes. Is Savannah haunted? Umm…maybe?

If you’re looking for ghosts — you’ll (probably) find them here. With so much history and culture (and so much of the spooky-looking Spanish moss!), ghosts just tend to congregate in Georgia’s oldest city.

Lucky for you, Savannah has an abundance of ghost tours to choose from! Whether you’re looking for a family-friendly adventure, tours with pirates, ghost tours for teens and adults, or tours that are only for those above the age of 21 — we’ve got them!

Here’s a list of  25+ Savannah Ghost Tours  that you’re not going to want to miss, but we’ve listed some of our favorites below.

13 Ghosts Haunted Walking Tour of Savannah

If you are in search of all the things that go bump in the night, then you have found the right tour for you. Meet in the Historic District for this 13 Ghosts Haunted Walking Tour of Savannah and learn all about the things nightmares are made of. Join like-minded paranormal research enthusiasts on this tour that discovers the under belly of occult history in Savannah and explores the metaphysical with a paranormal sensitive guide. Come along on a tour where you never know what will happen.

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The Dead of Night Ghost Tour

Join your guide on Savannah’s newest and darkest Ghost Tour! If you are searching for a thrill night filled with the dark hauntings, demons, possession, and murders, this is the tour you want, The Dead of Night Tour focuses on the scariest hauntings and most aggressive ghosts that have plagued Savannah’s Historic District for years. Visit Colonial Park Cemetery, Wright Square, hear the story of Wally, and much more. 

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Savannah Ghosts and Gravestones Trolley Tour

Take a thrilling journey to the darker side of Savannah with this Ghosts and Gravestones Trolley Tour. Chilling history will be brought back to life as you visit ancient cemeteries and historic battlegrounds, as well as notoriously haunted sites. Dare to enter 2 infamously haunted venues to explore their shadows for yourself. This spooky experience presents Savannah’s dark history with a side of theatrics and humor.

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Duration: 75 minutes

Savannah Underground: An Immersive Ghost Hunt

This isn’t your average ghost tour! Prepare to do something you’ve likely never experienced before! Begin by diving into Savannah’s dark past with the area’s only immersive trolley tour, which doubles as a ghost hunting bootcamp where you’ll learn skills and information that you can take back home and use to find ghosts anywhere in the world. Once completing your ghost hunting training session, you’ll hop off the trolley and into the exclusive “The Savannah Underground”, a forty-minute immersive adventure that surrounds you with some of Savannah’s scariest history. Called a theatrical whirlwind of scary fun, don’t miss out, book your spot today!

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Savannah Tours FAQ

How much does it cost to ride a trolley in savannah.

Trolley tour costs vary depending on what type you’re looking for. Both Old Savannah Tours and Old Town Trolley Tours offer hop on, hop off trolley tours of Savannah, and the costs range from $40.52 and up (Old Savannah Tours) to $50 and up (Old Town Trolley Tours).

How long is a trolley tour?

Both the Old Town Trolley Tour and the Old Savannah Tours hop on, hop off option take 90 minutes to make the complete loop, however, you may choose to hop on, and hop off at various locations, which will increase the time.

When is the best time to visit Savannah?

We think anytime is a good time to visit Savannah, but generally speaking, spring and summer are great times to visit this coastal Georgia city. You’ll find great weather and plenty of things to do in from March-July, as well as lots of special events.

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