Savannah Georgia hidden gem most locals have not visited (Wormsloe)
0Another passion I have motorcycling and state parks!
My apologies about the slightly tilted video (Did not notice my Gopro got bumped on my ride over) Enjoy.
About Wormsloe:
Large, mossy oak trees as far as the eye can see. Rooted firmly in two strict rows, yet their branches are free, gently arching over the simple dirt road between them.
This is what greets you upon arriving at the Wormsloe Historic Site.
The Wormsloe estate was the home of Noble Jones, an English colonist who arrived to the Georgia colony with James Oglethorpe in 1733.
In 1736, Jones leased 500 acres of land on the Isle of Hope from the colony’s trustees. He called his estate “Wormslow”, a name that was common back in Jones’ English homeland (the spelling was later changed).
Around 1737, Jones began building a fortified tabby(made from burned Oyster shells) house from which he could patrol the major waterway that flowed past his property, guarding against possible attacks from the Spanish,
Besides developing the Wormsloe plantation, Noble Jones played a key role in the colony’s development. He commanded Georgia’s Northern Company of Marines, patrolling the waterways south of Savannah. Jones also served the colony as a constable, surveyor, treasurer and member of the governor’s council.
After Noble Jones’ death in 1775, Wormsloe was left to his daughter, who later passed it on to her brother. Over three centuries, ten generations of Jones descendants have lived at the Wormsloe plantation. To this day, the family still resides in a private residence built on the property in 1828.