The movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil illustrated Savannah and its open squares.
But, seeing them on the big screen pales in contrast to the real thing. Today they provide locals and visitors alike with a little greenery amid all the businesses and historic houses. The original four Savannah open squares were laid out starting in 1769 and originally intended to provide colonists space for military excercises. Luckily the plan anticipated growth in the city and has expanded into the twenty-four today.
Most of Savannah’s open squares are named in honor or in memory of a person or persons of interest or historical event and many contain tributes, including monuments, markers, statues and plaques.
- Taylor Square (The Square Formally Known as Calhoun)
- Chatham Square
- Chippewa Square
- Columbia Square
- Crawford Square
- Elbert Square
- Ellis Square
- Franklin Square
- Greene Square
- Johnson Square
- Lafayette Square
- Liberty Square
- Madison Square
- Monterey Square
- Oglethorpe Square
- Orleans Square
- Pulaski Square
- Reynolds Square
- Telfair Square
- Troup Square
- Warren Square
- Washington Square
- Whitefield Square
- Wright Square