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Taylor Square, formerly known as Calhoun Square, is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States.Laid out in 1851 south of Lafayette Square, west of Whitefield Square, and east of Monterey Square, it is named in honor of Susie King Taylor, an educator, memoirist, and the first Black nurse to serve in the American Civil War.
Buildings in Taylor Square (formerly Calhoun Square), one of 22 squares in Savannah, Georgia, United States.Each building is in one of the eight blocks around the square composed of four residential "tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan.
Although Pitt never visited Savannah he was an early supporter of the Georgia colony and both Chatham Square and Chatham County are named in his honor. The square is sometimes known locally as Barnard Square, in reference to the 1901-built Barnard Street School (which actually stands at 212 West Taylor Street) [ 28 ] [ 12 ] and has served as a ...
On April 10, the Georgia Historical Society will dedicate a new marker erected in conjunction with the City of Savannah near the Montmollin building at 23 Barnard St. in City Market.
The first meeting of the year featured a vote on the marker, while issues of agenda access surfaced during rules package vote.
Taylor Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia.Located in its downtown section between Jones Street to the north and Gordon Street to the south, it runs for about 0.76 miles (1.22 km) from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the west to East Broad Street in the east.
On Thursday, June 20, Historic Savannah Foundation hosts “Susie King Taylor and the Making of Taylor Square” at Second African Baptist Church, 123 Houston St.
Taylor Square (Savannah, Georgia) This page was last edited on 1 December 2024, at 08:49 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...