Pirates, Revolution and Ironclads, Georgia's Maritime Past-- Part 1

From the October 2, 2017, Connect (Ga,) Statesboro "Pirates, revolution and ironclads.  Exploring Georgia's maritime past" by Kenley Alligood.

Georgia has a long naval history going all the way back to the Spanish explorers in the 16th century.  And, Georgia was the only colony to pay King George III's Stamp Act as 60 ships sat idle at Savannah.

During the Revolutionary War several British warships sank off the Georgia coast including the HMS Defiance at the mouth of the Savannah River after a violent storm in 1780.

The William Scarbrough House, home of the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, was home to the owner of the Savannah, the first steam ship to cross the Atlantic.

--Old B-Runner