Savannah, Georgia

Geography and points of interest

Savannah is located at 32°3'3" North, 81°6'14" West (32.050706, -81.103762){{GR|1}}. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 202.3 km² (78.1 mi²). 193.6 km² (74.7 mi²) of it is land and 8.7 km² (3.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.31% water.

Related Topics:
United States Census Bureau - Km² - Mi²

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Because of its marshiness and flat topography, Savannah is prone to flooding. Four canals and pumping stations have been built to help reduce the effects: Fell Street Canal, Kayton Canal, Springfield Canal and the Casey Canal, with the first three draining north into the Savannah River.

Related Topics:
Fell Street Canal - Kayton Canal - Springfield Canal - Casey Canal

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The Savannah International Trade & Convention Center is located on Hutchinson Island, across from downtown Savannah and surrounded by the Savannah River. The Belles Ferry connects the island with the mainland, as does the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge.

Related Topics:
Hutchinson Island - Savannah River - Eugene Talmadge

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Squares

Savannah's historic district has 24 squares http://www.officialsavannahguide.com/article_8.shtml:

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• Calhoun Square
• Chatham Square
• Chippewa Square
• Columbia Square
• Crawford Square
• Elbert Square
• Ellis Square
• Franklin Square
• Greene Square
• Johnson Square
• Lafayette Square
• Liberty Square
• Madison Square
• Monterey Square
• Ogelthorpe Square
• Orleans Square
• Pulaski Square
• Reynolds Square
• Telfair Square
• Troup Square
• Warren Square
• Washington Square
• Whitefield Square
• Wright Square

The squares vary in size and personality, from the formal fountain and monuments of the largest, Johnson, to the playgrounds of the smallest, Crawford. Elbert, Ellis, and Liberty Squares are classified as the "lost squares," destroyed due to development in the 1950's. Elbert and Liberty Squares were paved over to make way for an extension of Interstate 16, while Ellis Square was demolished to build the City Market parking garage. Separate efforts are under way to revive each of the three lost squares. The city is currently preparing to raze the City Market parking garage in order to build a new parking facility underground, with a new park on the street level.

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Historic sites

• Riverfront Plaza and Factors' Walk—River Street's restored nineteenth-century cotton warehouses and passageways include shops, bars and restaurants
• City Market—Savannah's restored central market features antiques, souvenirs, small eateries, as well as two large outdoor plazas
• Historic homes—the Pink House, Juliette Gordon Low birthplace, Owens-Thomas house, Wormsloe plantation
• Historic houses of worship—Trinity United Methodist Church (circa 1848), Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Christ Episcopal Church, First African Baptist Church, Independent Presbyterian Church, Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Temple Mickve Israel
• Historic cemeteries—Colonial Park Cemetery (an early graveyard dating back to the English colony of Georgia), Laurel Grove Cemetery (with the graves of many Confederate soldiers and African American slaves) and Bonaventure Cemetery (a former plantation and the final resting place for some illustrious Savannahians)
• Historic forts—Fort Jackson (near the historic district) and Fort Pulaski National Monument (17 miles east of Savannah via the Islands Expressway), both important in the Civil War

More Savannah information: *Savannah Visit and *Savannah Online

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