Oglethorpe Square

  

It is only fitting that the founder of Savannah have a square named after him! Originally called Upper New Square, Oglethorpe Square was laid out in 1742. The home of the first Royal Governor, John Reynolds, was once located here. A pedestal honoring Monrovian settlers who arrived in Savannah with John Wesley in the 1730's (later resettled in Pennsylvania). The Owens-Thomas House, a popular Savannah museum, is located nearby.

 

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