Yamacraw Park

Yamacraw Park is a park in Chatham County, Georgia. Yamacraw Park is situated nearby to First Bryan Baptist Church, as well as near United States Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Bryan Baptist Church and First African Baptist Church.

First Bryan Baptist Church

Church

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First Bryan Baptist Church is a church organized in Savannah, Georgia by Andrew Bryan in 1788 for African-Americans. Considered to be the Mother Church of Black Baptists, the site was purchased in 1793 by Bryan, a former slave who had also purchased his freedom.

First African Baptist Church

Church

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First African Baptist Church, located in Savannah, Georgia, claims to be derived from the first black Baptist congregation in North America. While it was not officially organized until 1788, it grew from members who founded a congregation in 1773. First African Baptist Church is situated 900 feet southeast of Yamacraw Park.

Telfair Academy

Museum

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The Telfair Academy is a historic mansion at 121 Barnard Street in Savannah, Georgia. It was designed by William Jay and built in 1818, and is one of a small number of Jay's surviving works. Telfair Academy is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Yamacraw Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Savannah and Savannah Historic District.

Savannah

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Savannah is the fifth largest city in Georgia, at the northern end of the state's coast. It's famous for having one of the largest historic districts in the country.

Savannah Historic District

Suburb

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The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the pre–Civil War city limits of Savannah, Georgia. The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, and is one of the largest urban, community-wide historic preservation districts in the United States.

Ardsley Park–Chatham Crescent Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Ardsley Park–Chatham Crescent Historic District is a historic district in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Covering 400 acres, the district was first listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Ardsley Park–Chatham Crescent Historic District is situated 2½ miles south of Yamacraw Park.

Yamacraw Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Chatham County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.08254° or 32° 4′ 57″ north

Longitude

-81.09889° or 81° 5′ 56″ west

Open location code

864W3WM2+2C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 130207471

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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