Oglethorpe Bench

On this spot one hundred and seventy three years ago James Oglethorpe the founder of the colony pitched his tent and here rested at the close of the day from which Georgia was settled.

Erected by the Georgia Society of the Colonial Dames of America on 12th of February A.D. - 1906

Marker is on West Bay Street near Whitaker Street, on the left when traveling east.