Wormsloe Historic Site, State park and colonial plantation on Isle of Hope, United States.
Wormsloe Historic Site is a state historic site and former colonial plantation occupying most of the southern half of the Isle of Hope, about 11 miles southeast of downtown Savannah. Its entrance on Skidaway Road opens onto a 1.5-mile dirt road beneath live oaks whose long branches meet overhead, hung with pale Spanish moss. The site covers 822 acres and holds the tabby ruins of Noble Jones's fortified house, a museum, and reconstructions of colonial structures.
Noble Jones, who arrived in Georgia with James Oglethorpe in 1733, founded this fortified settlement to guard the southern approach to Savannah. Later a plantation developed here that remained in the family for generations.
Staff members dressed in period clothing demonstrate how people cooked, practiced crafts, or fired weapons during the 18th century in front of visitors. These demonstrations take place on the grounds and offer impressions of daily life during colonial times.
The address is 7601 Skidaway Road and admission is collected at the entrance. The grounds include walking trails, a museum, and restroom facilities for visitors.
The tabby walls at Wormsloe were mixed from oyster shells, sand and water, and the fort stood on the southeastern tip of the Isle of Hope above the Skidaway Narrows. In colonial times the main channel of the Skidaway River ran between Long Island and the Isle of Hope, which gave the position its strategic value.
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