Churches
Old Sheldon Church
The ruins of the Old Sheldon Church are found down a tiny road, in a forest of towering oaks draped in Spanish moss.
Ebenezer – Home of the Salzburg Lutherans
A weathered memorial stone in Savannah’s Emmet Park pays tribute to a group of Lutherans from Salzburg, Austria, who immigrated to Georgia in the 18th century.
Troup Square
Built in 1851, Troup is one of Savannah’s smaller squares. It was named after George Troup, a former governor known his strident support of slavery and anti-Indian policies.
Franklin Square
Like the lost squares of Liberty and Elbert, Franklin Square had been a victim of urbanization, but was fortunately restored in the 1980s.
Whitefield Square
On Habersham and Wayne, Whitefield was one of the final squares to be laid out in Savannah, in 1851.
Taylor (Calhoun) Square
Calhoun Square was named after the South Carolina statesman John C. Calhoun, who was our seventh Vice President.
