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    Oglethorpe Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the second row of the city's five rows of squares, on...
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  • The city of Savannah, Province of Georgia, was laid out in 1733, in what was colonial America, around four open squares, each surrounded by four residential...
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    The Oglethorpe Plan is an urban planning idea that was most notably used in Savannah, Georgia, one of the Thirteen Colonies, in the 18th century. The...
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    the historic portions of Savannah is based on the concept of a ward, as defined by Oglethorpe. Each ward had a central square, around which were arrayed...
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    The James Oglethorpe Monument is a public monument in Chippewa Square, Savannah, Georgia, United States. It honors James Oglethorpe, the founder of the...
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  • Timeline of Savannah, Georgia Oglethorpe Plan Savannah Protest Movement A.^ Savannah had six original squares laid out under Oglethorpe. The design was...
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    Oglethorpe County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,825. The county...
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    Chippewa Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the middle row of the city's five rows of squares, on Bull...
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    drawn. Another of Savannah's squares, Oglethorpe Square, is named for him. The city of Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa and Walker County, Georgia is named for him...
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    Oglethorpe Mall is a super-regional shopping mall on the south side of Savannah, Georgia. Named after General James Oglethorpe, the founder of Savannah...
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    Lafayette Square at 222 East Harris Street, Savannah, Georgia, in the United States. It is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah. The...
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    Savannah (/səˈvænə/ sə-VAN-ə) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah...
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    Johnson Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in the northernmost row of the city's five rows of squares, it was...
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    Owens–Thomas House (category Oglethorpe Square (Savannah) buildings)
    It is located at 124 Abercorn Street, on the northeast corner of Oglethorpe Square. The Owens–Thomas House was designated a National Historic Landmark...
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    Madison Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the fourth row of the city's five rows of squares, on Bull...
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    Oglethorpe Avenue is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located, in its downtown section, between York Street to the north and Hull...
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  • The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the city limits of Savannah, Georgia, prior to the...
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    mound building cultures. The Province of Georgia was founded by British General James Oglethorpe at Savannah on February 12, 1733, a year after its creation...
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    Wetter House on East Oglethorpe was demolished. This, combined with the razing of Savannah's popular City Market in Ellis Square, to be replaced by a...
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    census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, and lies on a barrier island of the same name. Located south of Savannah, Skidaway Island is known for its...
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    the Northern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, which also includes the counties of Hart, Franklin, Madison, and Oglethorpe. Elbert County's governing authority...
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    Savannah Mall was a two-level enclosed regional shopping mall on the southside of Savannah, Georgia, that opened August 29, 1990. The mall is anchored...
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    Habersham Street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It stands on the western side of Whitefield Square. The church is unique to Savannah in that it was born...
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    Wright Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the second row of the city's five rows of squares, on Bull...
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    at 325 Habersham Street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the northwestern civic block of Troup Square. It was designed by noted architect...
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    the introduction of slavery into Georgia, in response to pleas to Oglethorpe and the trustees by inhabitants of Savannah to lift the prohibition of slavery...
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    Mary Marshall Row (category Landmarks in Savannah, Georgia)
    Marshall Row is a historic row house in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It stands at 230–244 East Oglethorpe Avenue, overlooking Colonial Park Cemetery...
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    of Georgia portal Central Savannah River Area National Register of Historic Places listings in Taliaferro County, Georgia List of counties in Georgia Caldwell...
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  • timeline of the history of Savannah, Georgia, United States. 1733 Savannah founded in British Colony of Georgia by James Oglethorpe. Ellis, Johnson, Percival...
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    Bull Street (category Roads in Savannah, Georgia)
    stating: "Original 1733 burial plot allotted by James Edward Oglethorpe to the Savannah Jewish Community". On November 3, 1761, George III "conveyed a...
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