Although the precise locations of state legislature meetings in Savannah are not known, this building may have served as one meeting place for the assembly. From 1777 to 1784, Savannah served as the state capital on a rotating basis with Augusta. The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print.

The Savannah Morning News covers coastal Georgia, a number of inland counties, and a small portion of South Carolina. With a circulation of approximately 56,600 daily, and 70,000 on Sundays, the medium-sized paper is smaller than both the Augusta Chronicle and the Macon Telegraph. It has a newsroom staff of about seventy, and the paper’s lofty motto is “Light of the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry.” During the tenure of Frank T.

Sheftall Sheftall was the eldest son of Mordecai Sheftall, a successful Savannah merchant, shipper, and statesman. In 1777, during the Revolutionary War, Mordecai became a colonel, and he named Sheftall as his assistant. The following year both men were taken as prisoners by the British and held in the Caribbean for two years before being released. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOoaCsrJ%2Bnxm6t0Zyfmp2fobyoxY6mpquclZiuqnnSoZyfrJGhuW59lmxsZmlnboRwuYxqZ3BqY2Q%3D

The home of J. S. Shingler, pictured in 1918, is located in the historic Shingler Heights neighborhood of Ashburn, the seat of Turner County. The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. Requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource should be submitted to the Georgia Archives.

The Southface Energy Institute, established in Atlanta in 1978, promotes sustainable homes, workplaces, and communities through environmental education, research, advocacy, and technical assistance in Georgia. The institute is concerned specifically with energy efficiency and with minimizing the impact of built structures on natural resources. A nonprofit corporation, Southface each year provides objective, practical information to more than 40,000 people directly and to thousands more through media outreach. The public’s renewed focus on the importance of energy, as well as the environmental challenges facing Georgia, has resulted in record demands for the high-quality instruction and services that Southface provides.