Historic District - North in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Nathanael Greene Monument
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008
1. Nathanael Greene Monument Marker
Beneath the monument in this Square repose the remains of Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene, of Rhode Island, who died near Savannah on June 19, 1786, at Mulberry Grove Plantation which had been granted to him by this State in appreciation of his services in the Revolution.
The 50 foot, white marble obelisk, designed by the well-known architect, William Strickland, was completed in 1830. The original cornerstone was laid here on March 21, 1825, by Greene's old friend, the Marquis de LaFayette. At the dedicatory ceremony General LaFayette said:
"The great and good man to whose memory we are paying a tribute of respect, affection, and regret, has acted in our revolutionary contest a part so glorious and so important that in the very name of Greene are remembered all the virtues and talents which can illustrate the patriot, the statesman, and the military leader..."
General Greene's remains were originally interred in the burial ground now known as Colonial Cemetery. His exact resting place was a matter of doubt and speculation for many years. The remains of the famed Revolutionary hero were found in the Graham vault in 1901, and were reinterred beneath this monument the following year.
Erected 1953 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 025-12.)
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Location. 32° 4.791′ N, 81° 5.491′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in the Historic District - North. It can be reached from the intersection of Bull Street and Congress Street. Located in Johnson Square, on Bull Street, between Bryan and Congress streets. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Johnson Square (here, next to this marker); Washingtons Southern Tour (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Nathanael Greene Monument (a few steps from this marker); Colonel William Bull (a few steps from this marker); Lafayette's Tour (a few steps from this marker); John Herndon Mercer 1909 - 1976 (within shouting distance of this marker); Savannah Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Christ Church (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.
Related marker.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 9, 2008
2. Nathanael Greene Monument Marker at Johnson Square, Savannah
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008
3. The Nathanael Green Monument
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 27, 2009
4. Nathanael Greene Monument Relief
courtesy of the U.S. Postal Service
5. Commemorative Stamp for Gen. Green, 1981
Historic American Buildings Survey, Louis Schwartz, June 1, 1966
6. Nathanael Greene Monument north and west side
Historic American Engineering Record, HABS GA, 26-SAV, 70-1
Historic American Buildings Survey, Louis Schwartz, June 1, 1966
7. Nathanael Greene Monument south and east side
Historic American Engineering Record, HABS GA, 26-SAV, 70-3
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