The Squares of Savannah

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.

1. Franklin Square
2. Ellis Square
3. Johnson Square
4. Reynolds Square
5. Warren Square
6. Washington Square
7. Greene Square
8. Columbia Square
9. Oglethorpe Square
10. Wright Square
11. Telfair Square
12. Orleans Square
13. Chippewa Square
14. Crawford Square
15. Troup Square
16. Lafayette Square
17. Madison Square
18. Pulaski Square
19. Chatham Square
20. Monterey Square
21. Calhoun Square
22. Monterey Square
23. Calhoun Square
24. Whitefield Square