The Squares of Savannah

Anyone who has seen the movie “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” won’t be disappointed with the real thing. 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 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