Bounded by a corridor covered with 400 large oak trees, the road seems to continue forever
The Southern region has a number of tree-lined paths known as the "Avenue of the Oaks". I have visited several of them, but the most extraordinary I have ever seen, for its length and extraordinary beauty, is the one in Savannah.
Savannah's Avenue of the Oaks is actually the entrance to the site of the ruins of a colonial-era Wormsloe plantation house and fort.
The densely forested area, now maintained and operated as a historic site by the State of Georgia, also includes an original family burial site, dating to the time of the site's founder, and a modern museum. The private area adjacent to the park still houses the descendants of the original founders.
This former plantation is the site of the oldest standing buildings in Savannah. The ruins of Jones' cathouse were built in 1745. Noble Jones took several roles in the colonies and fought against the Spanish. The land remained in Jones' possession until he died and continued through his descendants until the state acquired it in 1973.
You can barely get through the gate before having to stop and take a picture. Upon entering, you will see two rows lined with large oak trees. The sweeping branches create a spectacular 1.5 KM long arc over the road, as you drive!
Jones' 500-acre plantation was strategically located in the Skidaway Narrows to defend itself against Spanish ships. To access Savannah, boats must pass a lookout station on Pigeon Island.
In his will, Jones directed that Wormsloe go to his son, Noble Wimberly Jones, and “his Heir forever.” Nonetheless, for nearly six decades after Jones' death and burial at Wormsloe in 1775, his descendants had only limited use of the land. His daughter, Mary Jones Bulloch, was interested only in the plantation and residence in Savannah. Noble Wimberly Jones preferred to live in Savannah and elsewhere; before his death he transferred Wormsloe to his son George Jones, who also owned another residence and even let the estate to tenants for a period of time.
George Frederick Tilghman Jones changed the spelling of the estate from Wormslow to Wormsloe. He changed his own name to George Wymberley Jones before officially adding a new surname in 1866 to G.W.J.De Renne.
Incorporating the original Wormsloe House, he created a sprawling three-story residence that faced north toward the road to Savannah, below which he purchased an additional 250 acres, adding it to the Wormsloe estate. Slaves cultivated the fields for Sea Island cotton as a cash crop and also harvested a wide variety of edible plants, including seafood, poultry, fruits, nuts, and vegetables.
With the passing of G.W.J. De Renne in 1880, Wormsloe entered a kind of limbo until De Renne's only surviving son, Wymberley Jones De Renne, took over the house in 1893. He oversaw extensive renovations and extensions of Wormsloe House, as well as various improvements to the grounds This includes livestock barns and dairy farming operations.
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