Savanah, Gerogia

In 1733, James Oglethorpe and 113 Colonists

from England established the Colony of Georgia.

The Charter for the new colony at Savannah
"prohibited slavery, lawyers, Catholics and hard liquor."
Over time all these prohibitions were eliminated.

 

 

 

 

Forsyth Fountain built in 1858 is thought to be patterned after 
Place de la Concorde Fountain in Paris, France.



 

 

The city has 22 park squares surrounded by elegant homes.

 

Lunch at Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room in a former boarding house 
in the West Jones Street neighborhood. 

 

The crowd standing in line waiting to eat at a great lunch spot.

 



 

 Family style lunch with no menu.

 

 

 

More than 15 side dishes plus fried chicken, meatloaf and pork.

 

Sweet tea and two desserts...you leave very full!

 

 

 

Confederate Monument to honor soldiers who died in Civil War
located in Forsyth Park.

Monument was made in Canada in 1874 and transported
to Savannah by ship so it would never touch
"Yankee" soil.




  

 

 

Madison Square built in 1837. Monument of

William Jasper who was Revolutionary hero.





 

Sorrel-Weed House 1841.

 

 

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist 1896. 

 

 

Andrew Low House 1849. His wife Juliette established

the Girl Scouts of America.

  

The first Girl Scout Center.
 First meeting in 1912 with 18 girls.

  



 

The Colonial Park Cemetery established 1750.

 

 



Also known as The Old Cemetery and The Brick Cemetery.

 



 

Chippewa Square was the location of the bench in the Forest Gump movie.

 

 Actor Tom Hanks told Forest Gump's life story on this bench.
 It is now located in a museum.

 







 



Many colorful flower gardens in front of neighborhood homes.

 



 

Isaiah Davenport House 1820.  Note the double front entry stairs.

 

The Pirates' House 1754.

 

This building used to be a seaman's tavern in the days

of wooden sailing ships and pirates.

 

Rumor was that an underground tunnel connected

the rum cellar to the river where drunken men

were placed aboard ships.

Later they awoke at sea as kidnapped crewmembers. 

 







 

The Herb House 1734.  This home is considered

the oldest surviving home in Georgia.

 

Historic stairs lead to the waterfront.

Use at your own risk!

 



 

Savannah River busy with tour boats, ferries and ship traffic.

 

 

Rustic buildings with shops and restaurants.

 

 

Rousakis Riverfront Plaza. A city project took a rundown

collections of old shipping wharfs and converted the area

into an attractive public place.