Historic District - North in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Johnson Square
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
1. Johnson Square Marker
Events of historic interest are associated with Johnson Square: Here in 1735, head Chief of the Creek Nation, recited the origin myth of the Creeks. In 1737, the Rev. John Wesley, after futile efforts to bring to trail certain indictments against him growing out of his ministry at Savannah, posted a public notice in this square that he intended to return to England. The Declaration of Independence was read here to an enthusiastic audience, August 10, 1776.
In 1819 a ball was given for President James Monroe in a pavilion erected in the Square. Eminent men who have spoken here include: the Marquis de LaFayette, (1825); Henry Clay (1847), and Daniel Webster (1848). Beneath the Nathanael Greene monument rest the remains of the famous Revolutionary General and his son.
Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 025-38A.)
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Location. 32° 4.813′ N, 81° 5.487′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in the Historic District - North. It is on Bull Street near West Bryan Street. Located in Johnson Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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: Savannah Historic District (here, next to this marker); Nathanael Greene Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Washingtons Southern Tour (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Nathanael Greene Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Johnson Square (within shouting distance of this marker);
Photographed by Shane Oliver, December 29, 2020
2. Johnson Square Marker
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Other markers located in Johnson's Square.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 9, 2008
3. Johnson Square Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008
4. Nathanael Greene Monument
Located in The Center of the Square
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008
5. Christ Church
Also located at the Square
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 9, 2008
6. Johnson Square - The Johnny Mercer Bench
In an easily overlooked SE corner of Johnson Square, sits a marble bench, a new and dramatic symbol of one of Savannah's favorite sons, Johnny Mercer.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,274 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 13, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on May 10, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on November 13, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4, 5. submitted on February 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on November 11, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
