Historical Marker

Wright Square (1958)

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1958

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Laid out in 1733 as one of Savannah's original squares, Wright Square holds the grave of Yamacraw chief Tomochichi, whose alliance with Oglethorpe made the colony possible; a railroad monument later displaced his marker.

About this site

Wright Square is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1958. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0779, -81.0918 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lutheran Church Of The Ascension (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Tomo-Chi-Chi's Grave, Savannah's First Burying Ground, and Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Also at or near Savannah, Chatham County

“Wright Square” names 2 distinct records in Chatham County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1958 in Savannah. The others:

📍 32.0779, -81.0918 · Savannah, Chatham County
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