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Happy Birthday to My Town!

TODAY SAVANNAH, GEORGIA TURNED 290 YEARS OLD!

“Referred to as “The Hostess City of the South,” Savannah is the oldest city in Georgia and has a long and colorful history that attracts millions of visitors each year. From cobblestone streets and public parks to some of the most unique Antebellum architecture of the South, Savannah is an old beauty that has aged with grace.” trolleytours.com


“Established in 1733 when General James Oglethorpe and 120 fellow passengers on the ship Anne landed on a bluff along the Savannah River, Oglethorpe named the 13th and final American colony Georgia after England’s King George II. Savannah became the first city of this new land.”

“Upon Oglethorpe’s foresight, the city of Savannah was laid out in a series of grids allowing for wide streets and public squares. Considered America’s first planned city, Savannah had 24 original squares with 22 still in existence today.”

Robert I live a few blocks from the bluff and just off Washington Square, the northeast-most of Savannah’s squares.

At a cheese round cutting in Washington Square several years ago.

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