Savannah, Tennessee
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N 35° 13.506 W 088° 15.035
16S E 386192 N 3898722
"The city's original name was Rudd's Ferry, named for James Rudd, an early settler who established a ferry at the site in the early 1820s" ~ Wikipedia
Waymark Code: WMTYHP
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2017
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County of city: Hardin County
City's location: almost center in county; crossroads of US-64 & TN-69
County is a southern border county toward the SW in the state: Courthouse location: 465 Main St., Savannah
Elevation: 443 ft (135 m)
Population: 7,105 (2013)
"Savannah is the largest town on the Tennessee River, and its Main Street leads right down to the banks, where a ferry used to transport passengers back and forth.
It’s the seat of Hardin County, created from land ceded by the Chickasaw in 1818 and named for Joseph Hardin, a Revolutionary War officer and early Tennessee legislator. As the largest town near Shiloh, Savannah has a rich Civil War history and its residents take great pride in preserving its heritage and Southern charm." ~ Chamber of commerce
"The tract of land that would encompass Savannah, TN was given to Mr. Hardin, for whom the county is
named. The Hardin Tract was partially purchased by James W. Irwin who donated 50 acres to the city of
Savannah. The city of Savannah then gave Mr. Irwin his choice in lots and sold the other lots to interested
buyers. The district as a whole started out as homesteads for the Walker, Williams, Irwin, Sevier,
Churchwell, and Ross families. These families were major contributing families to the city of Savannah as
bankers, lawyers, teachers, and civic duty personnel. The original families that started the district were
mostly related to one another or had business partnerships within the city. The families started to split the lots
for other family members to acquire land and build their homes close to the nuclear family. By the time the
1930s rolled around, most of the homesteads were split to the current division of lots and started to be sold
outside the original families that lived in the district. Between 1930 and 1958 most of the households were
owned by newcomers to Savannah or second and third generation family members (twice removed at the
most) were living in the neighborhood." ~ NRHP Nomination Form