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在美国Savannah 算是一个历史悠久的小城，Referred to as “The Hostess City of the South,” Savannah is the oldest city in Georgia and has a long and colorful history that attracts millions of visitors each year. From cobblestone streets and public parks to some of the most unique Antebellum architecture of the South, Savannah is an old beauty that has aged with grace.Get MORE out of your summer in Savannah aboard the iconic Old Town Trolley and see the best first!Discover the magic of wintertime in Savannah and embark on a historical “Transportainment” adventure!“The Hostess City of the South”ESTABLISHING ROOTSEstablished in 1733 when General James Oglethorpe and 120 fellow passengers on the ship Anne landed on a bluff along the Savannah River, Oglethorpe named the 13th and final American colony Georgia after England’s King George II. Savannah became the first city of this new land.savannah waving girl statueAMERICA’S FIRST PLANNED CITYUpon Oglethorpe’s foresight, the city of Savannah was laid out in a series of grids allowing for wide streets and public squares. Considered America’s first planned city, Savannah had 24 original squares with 22 still in existence today.STRATEGIC LANDA few decades after the founding of Savannah, it proved a strategic port city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War. In 1778, the British took Savannah and held it until 1782. Eventually, a land-sea force of French and American troops reclaimed the city’s independence. After this turbulent time, Savannah saw a long period of agricultural flourish.With rich soil and a favorable climate, Savannah and its surrounding land became home to cotton and rice fields as plantations and slavery became highly profitable systems. And the invention of the cotton gin on a nearby plantation meant that the city rivaled Charleston as a commercial port.TOUGH TIMESIn 1796 and 1820, Savannah suffered from two devastating fires that each left half of the city in ashes. The year 1820 also saw an outbreak of yellow fever that killed nearly a tenth of the population. But, like any strong Southern city, Savannah survived and rebuilt itself.SAVED BY BEAUTYDuring the Civil War, Savannah suffered from sea blockades so fierce that its economy crumbled. Saved from the fires set by Union soldiers throughout the Southeast, the city was offered by Union General William Sherman as a Christmas present to President Abraham Lincoln. It’s been said that Savannah was spared from fire because General Sherman was so impressed by its beauty that he couldn’t destroy it.BEGINNINGS OF A TEMPERANCE MOVEMENTGeorgia is pivotal in the early stages of prohibition as it’s founding father, General James Oglethorpe was among the first to push for a ban on alcohol. Oglethorpe started a petition to King George II for a decree banning the creation and sale/distribution of alcoholic beverages. Today, Savannah is home to the country’s only prohibition museum, chosen because of it’s integral role in this era of U.S. history.NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKSFast-forward to America’s mid-century era of the 1900s when Savannah experienced a renaissance of sorts. In the 1950s, a group of women banded together to preserve historic structures set for demolition. This lead to the formation of the Historic Savannah Foundation and Savannah’s Historic District was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.Buildings such as The Pirates’ House (1754), Independent Presbyterian Church (1890) and the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (1876) all stand today and have been restored to their original grandeur.savannah forsyth parkCARRYING ONToday, Savannah is Georgia’s fifth-largest city and third-largest metropolitan area. It is an industrial center, important Atlantic seaport and one of the busiest tourism destinations of the Southeast. Through wars, fires, widespread disease and the threat of demolition, Savannah has remained a cultural and historical hub of the South.

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The Talmadge Memorial Bridge is a bridge in the United States spanning the Savannah River between downtown Savannah, Georgia, and Hutchinson Island. It carries US 17/SR 404 Spur. The original cantilever bridge was built in 1953; a replacement bridge was completed in 1991, and named the Talmadge Memorial Bridge.

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Savannah was the capital of the British Province of Georgia, last of the Thirteen Colonies.

This map is Savannah landscape laid out. There are 22 squares labeled from A to V on the map.

这个小城绿化很好，街两边的大树还有灌木丛，多年生的花草覆盖着每个小广场，每个小广场都很独特，记载着这个小城的历史，有很多殖民式的建筑。

In 1733 General James Oglethorpe laid out a plan for the city consisting of four basic elements: wards, squares, tythings, and trust lots. He oriented streets north-south and east-west, development beginning near the Savannah River to the north and progressing southward. At the center of each ward was a square surrounded by public and private buildings. To the east and west of the squares were trust lots, which were reserved for public buildings, such as courts, museums, churches, and synagogues. Two tythings were located to the north and south of the squares, each consisting of ten house lots, enabling 40 families to reside in each ward. Oglethorpe laid out the first four squares (Ellis, Johnson, Telfair, and Wright), but city leaders continued to follow the design after he returned to England, the city eventually growing to include 24 squares. The original plan, which reflects the state’s precarious position as a military outpost between Carolina to the north and the Indians and Spanish to the south, continued to be used for over 100 years.

Forsyth Park was laid out just south of the squares in the 1840s. In the 1930s landscape architect Georges Bignault produced drawings and planting plans for the redesign of most of the then 24 squares. From 1951 to 1972 landscape architect Clermont Lee developed and oversaw the renovations of five of the squares (Greene, Madison, Troup, Warren, and Washington Squares). While the squares were muddy, barren patches in the eighteenth century, most were improved in the nineteenth century, and many now feature monuments, sculptures, fountains, gazebos, and bandstands. Today, 22 of the squares remain. The Savannah Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1966.

James Oglethorpe的雕像在Chippewa Square

Forsyth Park (formerly known as the Military Parade Ground) is a large city park that occupies 30 acres (0.12 km2) in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, 建于1840年

这里大街小巷到处都是Southern live oak，树很大，这里的树木遮盖着街道上空，虽然5月下旬这里气温已很高，但走在街道或者广场的树下感觉很舒适。

Majestic Oak

Majestic Oak, Majestic Oaks Circle. Between 300-400 years old, it may be Savannah's largest tree. Originally part of Wormsloe Plantation, but now the surrounding neighborhood maintains the tree and provides it with its own irrigation system! Park your car and pose for a photo in front of this beautiful oak.

River street, 这里大多数建筑建于1850年左右。It is a commercial street and promenade in Savannah, Georgia, United States.

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Savannah City Hall is the seat of government for the city of Savannah, Georgia, United States. Designed by architect Hyman Witcover, the building was built between 1904 and 1905 and opened the following year.

The Savannah Cotton Exchange building was completed in 1887 during the era when Savannah ranked first as a cotton seaport on the Atlantic and second in the world. In its heyday as a cotton port over two million bales a year moved through Savannah. The Cotton Exchange was the center of activity in the staple which dominated this city's economic life before its evolution into a leading industrial seaport.

The Exchange was designed by the nationally-known Boston architect, William Gibbons Preston (1844- 1910). His design won out in a competition participated in by eleven architects. The Exchange is believed to be one of the few structures in the world erected over an existing public street.

The former Cotton Exchange is now the headquarters of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce

这张照片介绍了这里早期的建筑材料

Traditional tabby, used for construction primarily along the coast, is composed of equal parts lime, water, sand, oyster shells, and ash. First introduced in Georgia by James Oglethorpe in 1736, tabby experienced revivals in the first half of the nineteenth century and again from the 1880s to 1920s.

A pair of wealthy cotton merchants originally built The Inn in 1855. Throughout the years, the two Federalist style mansions received many prominent visitors. One of the most famous guests was Civil War General Robert E. Lee. In 1870, Lee traveled to Savannah to meet with his daughter and when he arrived, he was overwhelmed by a large crowd of cheering fans welcoming him to the city. Once the crowd thinned out, Lee retreated to the privacy of our present-day inn where he even shared a meal with the family who lived here at the time!

图中的蓝色花是Lily of the nile, 正是盛开的季节，点缀在城市的街道，广场。

Johnson square was laid out in 1733 and named after Robert Johnson, the Royal Governor of South Carolina in 1733, because of his help growing the colony.

In Johnson Square

The William Bull Sundial

Savannah's Statues

This sundial was set in place to honor William Bull so that is what I am calling it. It is on the south side of the Square on a small pedestal. The time is usually fairly accurate.

The sundial was put in place by the Society of Colonial Wars in 1933. It replaced the original sundial that sat in Johnson Square.

So, who was this William Bull guy? He has a street and sun dial named after him, he must have been important, right? Well, actually he is. Colonel William Bull helped General Oglethorpe settle the area that is now Savannah. He even helped Oglethorpe plan the city layout, including Johnson Square. You do all of that, you get a sundial. I think that is how it works.

In Johnson Square

Christ Church on Johnson Square

The north half of the building contains the original slave quarters for the site. This two-story structure was composed of three rooms on each level. About five to fourteen enslaved people, most of which were female and children or teenagers, lived and worked on the site at any given time. These individuals worked in domestic labor duties like cooking, cleaning, washing laundry, and raising children.

Built in 1819, this mansion exemplifies the neoclassical styles popular in England during the Regency period. The Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters allows visitors to explore the complicated relationships between the most and least powerful people in the city of Savannah in the early 19th century.

Colonial Park Cemetery served as Savannah’s cemetery for more than a century and contains over nine thousand graves. Established in 1750, by 1789 it had been expanded three times to reach its current size. Colonial Park Cemetery is approximately 6 acres in size and is located in the heart of Savannah’s Historic District.

Perhaps the most famous person to be buried in Colonial Park Cemetery is Button Gwinnett. Button Gwinnett was most well known for being one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

这里大多建筑都有它的故事, 大多数照片只是看着建筑设计漂亮顺手拍下来，并没有好好了解这些建筑的历史渊源。