Savannah Georgia Row Houses

by Carol Montoya

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Savannah Georgia Row Houses

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Carol Montoya

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Photograph - Photography

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Savannah Georgia Row Houses

The history of Savannah Georgia is steeped in a rich and tragic history. As you walk along the homes of historic Savannah you feel the beauty of the south and this town built on the cotton trade.

A history that begins in 1733 with General James Oglethorpe and the 120 passengers of the good ship "Anne" landed on a bluff high along the Savannah River in February. Oglethorpe named the 13th and final American colony "Georgia" after England's King George II. Savannah became its first city.

Georgia colony was a buffer zone for South Carolina keeping the Spanish at bay from advancing passed Florida.

Oglethorpe laid the city out in a series of grids that allowed for wide open streets intertwined with shady public squares and parks that served as town meeting places and centers of business. Savannah had 24 original squares; 22 squares are still in existence today.
Savannah's tragic history included two devastating fires in 1796 and 1820 each left half of Savannah in ashes but residents re-built. The year 1820 saw an outbreak of yellow fever that killed a tenth of its population. Savannah also survived fires, epidemics, and hurricanes but always bounced back.

"During the Civil War, the city suffered from sea blockades so strict that the economy crumbled. "Impregnable" Fort Pulaski at the mouth of the Savannah River was captured by Union soldiers in 1862. The city itself did not fall until Union General William Tecumseh Sherman entered in mid-December after burning the city of Atlanta and everything else in his path on his "March to the Sea." Upon entering Savannah, Sherman was said to be so impressed by its beauty that he could not destroy it. On December 22, 1864, he sent a famous telegram to President Abraham Lincoln, offering the city as a Christmas present."

"It wasn't until the post-war years that Savannah bounced back again, not just economically but also culturally and aesthetically. A group of women banded together in the 1950s to preserve historic structures threatened by the wrecking ball. Their brave endeavors began the Historic Savannah Foundation, which is credited with saving the beautiful architecture that was the foundation of Savannah's charm."

Today more than 50 million people come to visit Savannah, drawn by its elegant architecture, ornate ironwork, fountains and green squares. Walk the streets that made history and strength of Savannah's beauty are rivaled only by the city's reputation for hospitality.

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