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Johnson Square was the first of Savannah's squares, and remains the largest of the 22. It was named for Robert Johnson, colonial governor of South Carolina and a friend of General Oglethorpe. [9] [10] Interred under the Nathanael Greene Monument in the square is Revolutionary War hero General Nathanael Greene, the namesake of nearby Greene Square.
Oglethorpe Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the second row of the city's five rows of squares, on Abercorn Street and East President Street, and was laid out in 1742. It is south of Reynolds Square, west of Columbia Square, north of Colonial Park Cemetery and east of Wright Square.
There are 22 squares in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Each contains eight wards composed of four residential "tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks , now known as the Oglethorpe Plan .
Lafayette Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the fourth row of the city's five rows of squares, on Abercorn Street and East Macon Street, and was laid out in 1837. It is south of Colonial Park Cemetery, west of Troup Square, north of Taylor Square and east of Madison Square.
Johnson Square contains two fountains, as well as a sundial. [2] Henry Cleenewerck's drawing of the first flag of independence raised in the South (November 8, 1860) Another landmark of Johnson Square is the Johnson Square Business Center. This building, formerly known as the Savannah Bank Building, was the city's first "skyscraper", built in 1911.
Greene Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States.It is the easternmost square in the second row of the city's five rows of squares. The square is located on Houston Street and East President Street, and is south of Washington Square, east of Columbia Square and north of Crawford Square.
Whitefield Square (/ ˈ hw ɪ t f iː l d /) is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States.It is located in the southernmost row of the city's five rows of squares, on Habersham Street and East Wayne Street, and was the final square laid out, [1] in 1851. [2]
The square is east of Franklin Square, west of Johnson Square and north of Telfair Square. The oldest building on the square is the Thomas Gibbons Range, at 102–116 West Congress Street, which dates to 1820. [1] Decker Square, as it was originally known, was laid out in 1733 as part of Decker Ward, the third ward created in Savannah.