April Road Trip - Savannah, GA
by Nancy ~ April 10th, 2007. Filed under: Places.We were going to a wedding in NC so we decided to fly to Jacksonville and enjoy a road trip up the East Coast. It was great. We really loved Savannah. It’s a beautiful city, originally planned to withstand attacks it has 22 of the original 24 squares. Chippewa Square is one of Savannah’s many famous picturesque squares. It was laid out in 1815 and soon became the social hotspot. It’s is named for a famous battle fought during the War of 1812 with Great Britain. The square features a large monument to General James Edward Oglethorpe. Parts of the movie Forest Gump were filmed here in 1994.22 of Savannah’s original 24 squares remain today as a living legacy of the plan set forth by General James Edward Oglethorpe to build a colony around town squares where citizens would gather for social and civic events.