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(Georgia 1776 logo)
WRIGHT SQUARE
This Square, which was laid out in 1733, was originally
named for John Percival, Earl of Egmont, who played a large
part in founding the colony of Georgia, Its name was changed
around 1763 to Wright Square in honor of James Wright, royal
governor of the province of Georgia (1760-1782).
In the Town Hall which was located on the present site of the
Chatham County courthouse, George Whitefield, Church of England
minister at Savannah, preached to large congregations in early
colonial days.
In 1739, Tomo-chi-chi, the Chief of the Yamacraw Indians
who befriended the early Georgia colonists, was buried with
ceremony in the center of this Square, Gen. Oglethorpe acting
as one of the pallbearers.
The monument to William Washington Gordon (1796-1842) com-
memorates the founder and first president of Georgia's earliest
railroad, the Central Railroad and Banking Company – an enter-
prise which greatly promoted the economy of this State. De-
signed by the distinguished architects, Henry Van Brunt and
Frank M. Howe, the handsome monument to Gordon symbolizes the
progress and prosperity of the world by means of commerce,
manufacture, agriculture, and art. It was completed in 1883.
025 - 69 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1958
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| Date | Taken on 13 June 2013 | ||
| Source | https://web.archive.org/web/20161029123353/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/97933695 | ||
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| Tags (from Panoramio photo page) | Savannah, 2013, HDR Shot - High Dynamic Range Imaging, Monument, Savannah City - Georgia, Streets, True Position By GPS - Correct Position - WGS84 - WGS 84 - World Geodetic System 1984, USA - U.S.A. - U.S. - United States Of America |
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