Savannah - Part deux

Tuesday, November 13
The weather forecast wasn't great but if we did our walking tour of Savannah early in the day we could hide out at a museum if it rained later. So that is what we did!

Savannah is a 'planned' city and laid out in a grid.

All the green squares are the 22 Squares in historic Savannah. We managed to view over half of them. A LOT of walking. See all the lines, notes and marks we made?

Savannah has a great bus system to help you get around the historic areas......and it's FREE!

Chef Paula Deen and her sons own a restaurant here called 'Lady and Sons'.

Johnson Square

Wright Square

Savannah City Hall

Chippewa Square. The famous bus stop bench scene from Forrest Gump was filmed on this square.

The Six Pence Pub. Nope, didn't have a beer there.

General Sherman's headquarters while he was in Savannah

Jewish Cathedral

This one was called the Mercer-Williams House. Now open for tours.

This mansion was a private home then was sold to a law firm. It has just recently been sold to a private individual and is under major renovations.

Forsyth Square

A huge tree. See the above two pictures for information about it.

These homes are gorgeous!

This was our favorite

Steps covered in vines.

Historical Society building.

The house is below....

See the history of this house in the photo above.

Row houses

Condos

We stopped for lunch here. This place doesn't really seem like much from the outside.....or inside for that matter, but.....

........it's one of the best restaurants in Savannah.

You can't leave this are without trying Shrimp and Grits. It was soooo good. Cheesy, creamy, spicy, full of andouille sausage and shrimp.

We arrived back at the Visitor Center, where we had parked the truck, just before it started to rain. A good time to head into the Savannah Museum that was attached to the Visitor Center. The museum covered history from native times through settlement, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and up to recent history. Savannah area has a long and storied past.

Commemorating the Battle of Savannah which took place in October 1779. It was one of the bloodiest battles in the American Revolution. Over 850 wounded or killed.

It was just starting to rain so time to head inside to the museum.

Hallway to the museum entrance. The Visitor Center and museum are housed in an old railway building.

Johnny Mercer, a native son, won this Academy Award in 1962, and a Trustees Award in 1987 for his songwriting contributions.

Early settler trading with Native Americans

Slaves were very important in growing rice in this area.

A dugout canoe. Built by a slave in the early 1800's, it was used in many roles on the waterways of this area.

Steam engine used in the early days of rail as an important transportation method of reaching the interior.

Cotton gin.

A scale model of an attack on the Spring Hill Redoubt. the British forces (on the right) successfully warded off the attack of combined French and American units. The battle took place in October, 1779

Uniforms worn in Colonial times

The CSS Savannah. A Confederate ship, it was captured by Union forces in June 1863. There were three of these iron clad battleships designed to ward off cannon balls.

It was a great day in Savannah. A beautiful city that drips with history as thick as the Spanish Moss. We need to get back to this area again some day but for now we say so long to the Savannah area. Time to see other parts of Georgia.

....and that was Our View From Here!