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