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Savannah Sidewalk Tours
Savannah Sidewalk Tours
Savannah Sidewalk Tours
Savannah Sidewalk Tours
Savannah Sidewalk Tours
Savannah Sidewalk Tours
Savannah Sidewalk Tours
Savannah Sidewalk Tours
Savannah Sidewalk Tours
Savannah Sidewalk Tours
Savannah Sidewalk Tours
Savannah Sidewalk Tours
Savannah Sidewalk Tours
Savannah Sidewalk Tours
Savannah Sidewalk Tours
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Reynolds Square, intersection of Abercorn and East Bryan streets, Savannah, GA 31401

The U.S. city of Savannah, Georgia was laid out in 1733 around four open squares, each surrounded by four residential blocks and four civic blocks. Once the four wards were developed in the mid-1730s, two additional wards were laid out. The layout of a square and eight surrounding blocks was known as a ward. The original plan was part of a larger regional plan that included gardens, farms, and out-lying villages. While some authorities believe that the original plan allowed for growth of the city and thus expansion of the grid, the regional plan suggests otherwise: the ratio of town lots to country lots was in balance and growth of the urban grid would have destroyed that balance.Oglethorpe's agrarian balance was abandoned after the Georgia Trustee period. Additional squares were added during the late 18th and 19th centuries, and by 1851 there were 24 squares in the city. In the 20th century, three of the squares were demolished or altered beyond recognition, leaving 21. In 2010, one of the three lost squares, Ellis, was reclaimed. Most of Savannah's squares are named in honor or in memory of a person, persons or historical event, and many contain monuments, markers, memorials, statues, plaques, and other tributes.
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