Square: A roughly 1-acre plot of land, landscaped and maintained by the city of Savannah, that anchors each ward. Ward : A 12-acre quad of eight city blocks centered by a public square.

SAVANNAH, Ga (WSAV) – James Oglethorpe’s original plan for Savannah divided the city into wards, each centering around a city square. At night, the squares were patrolled by a neighborhood ...

WTOC met up with Ryan Jarles of the Historic Savannah Foundation in the original square of Savannah Johnson Square to get a better understanding of Oglethorpe’s original plan for Savannah’s squares.

Wright Square holds a tribute to Yamacraw Chief Tomochichi, who helped Oglethorpe establish Savannah. Johnson Square, the ...

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Mention Savannah, Ga., and most people think of a sleepy, slow-mo city of old mansions, stately trees draped with Spanish moss, horse-drawn carriages — and a disconcerting slave trade past.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Savannah’s Union Mission is taking a major step forward in the fight against homelessness. On Friday, the nonprofit will unveil plans to transform a former Family Dollar ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Michael ... A statue of James Edward Oglethorpe stands in Chippewa Square in Savannah, Ga. on Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum) ...

The city council of Savannah, Georgia, voted Thursday to rename a downtown square after Susie King Taylor, a Black woman who once taught slaves to read and write.

The city council of Savannah, Georgia, voted Thursday to rename a downtown square after Susie King Taylor, a Black woman who once taught slaves to read and write.