The story
Savannah's first and most prominent square, at the heart of the original 1733 city plan. Features the Nathanael Greene monument (the Rhode Island general who chose to settle in Georgia after the Revolution and died here). Once surrounded by the city's most important institutions — the original Christ Church, the courthouse, and the Pulaski Hotel.
Everything that was here
- 1733–present · still open
Johnson Squarehistoric square
Savannah's first and most prominent square, at the heart of the original 1733 city plan. Features the Nathanael Greene monument (the Rhode Island general who chose to settle in Georgia after the Revolution and died…
See the map in 1734 → - 1733–present · still open
Johnson Square (Oglethorpe's First Square)Public Square
The first of Savannah's 22 squares, laid out by James Oglethorpe in 1733 as the centerpiece of his revolutionary city plan. Named for Robert Johnson, colonial governor of South Carolina who aided the Georgia colony.…
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Connected places
Trustees' Garden (Colonial Agricultural Experiment)
Wormsloe State Historic Site
Christ Church Parish (Founded with Colony)
Congregation Mickve Israel (Founded)
Chippewa Square
Monterey Square
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Nearby history
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