Savannah Squares & Monuments
Originally built around 4 open squares in 1733, Savannah has grown to accrue 20 more squares! If you’ve got your walking shoes on, it’s completely feasible to visit each one of the squares and monuments in Savannah in a day. Some of the squares surround a monument in which they are named after and most of Savannah’s squares are named in honor or in memory of a person, persons or historical event. Many contain markers, memorials, statues, plaques, and other tributes. The squares are a great place to picnic, or even just take a breather from walking all over town! They provide a relaxing and sometimes entertaining spot for those on their lunch break downtown.
Traveler’s tip: if driving into a square, you’re going to turn right. When you are entering a square, you yield to those already in it. Also watch out for bicyclists! Bicyclists are also meant to join the flow of traffic around a square. You can get a ticket for riding your bike through a Savannah Square.
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Savannah's Calhoun Square was laid out in 1851. It is named for John C. Calhoun. Massie School and Wesley Monumental Methodist Church are on this square. Location: Abercorn Street, with cross streets being Taylor and Gordon.
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Chatham Square was one of the last squares erected in Savannah in 1847. Named for William Pitt, the Earl of Chatham.
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Chippewa Square was laid out in 1815 and soon became the social hotspot.
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Columbia Square features the \"Wormsloe Fountain,\" added to the square in 1970 to honor the DeRenne family. Items of interest on this square include the Davenport House, saved in 1955 when seven local women started a movement that later became the Historic Savannah Foundation.
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Crawford Square was erected in the 1840's to honor William Harris Crawford. Crawford was at one time thought to be a future President of the United States. Today, his greatest achievement remains serving as Treasury Secretary for President James Madison.
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One of the four original squares laid out in 1733. It was commonly called Marketplace Square, but was named for Henry Ellis, Georgia's second Royal Governor. Unfortunately, a parking garage was built on the square in the 1950s. The City of...
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Franklin Square was named for Benjamin Franklin who served as Georgia's Colony Agent to London during the colonial period. The square was formed in 1791. Items of interest on this square include the First African Baptist Church and City...
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Greene Square is named in honor of General Nathaniel Greene, second in command to George Washington in the Revolutionary War. A monument to General Greene is in the center of Johnson Square.
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This is the City's first square, laid out in 1733. It was named for Robert Johnson, Governor of South Carolina when the Georgia colony was founded.
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This square, located on Abercorn Street between Charlton and Harris Streets was laid out in 1837.
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Madison square was named to honor President James Madison and laid out in 1837.
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