- Noble Jones' "Wormslow"
State Historical Marker
- Located in museum parking lot at Wormslow State Historical
Site on Skidaway Rd.
- 31°57.787, 081°04.179
NOBLE JONES' "WORMSLOW"
1736 - 1775
This 1-1/2 mile oak avenue leads to the
tabby ruins of Noble Jones' colonial fortified plantation. Jones
and his family were original settlers in Georgia, arriving in
Savannah with founder James E. Oglethorpe on February 1, 1733.
As a middle - class carpenter from England, Jones would perform
a variety of roles in the new colony of Georgia including: constable,
physician, surveyor, Indian agent, soldier, member of the royal
council, treasurer, and senior justice of the province. In 1736,
Jones leased 500 acres form the Trustees of Georgia and in 1745,
finished construction of the fortified home he named "Wormslow".
From this outpost, Jones commanded a company of marines charged
with patrolling the inland water route and alerting Savannah
of any Spanish attack. Wormslow was also well known for its horticultural
efforts. Indigo, rice and silk were all cultivated here by Jones,
his indentured servants, and later slaves. Following generations
of the Jones family lived at Wormsloe [sic] for over two centuries,
building on their ancestor's prominent role in Georgia history.
The tabby ruins of the original "Wormslow" home survive
as the last architectural remnant of Savannah from the Oglethorpe
era (1733 - 1743).
025-100 GEORGIA
HISTORIC MARKER 1992
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