Madison Square
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Madison Square

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The square honoring Sergeant William Jasper, thought to sit near a mass grave from the 1779 Siege of Savannah. Visitors report shadow figures and orbs of light here.

Address
Bull St between W Harris St & W Charlton St, Savannah, GA 31401
Hours
Check the official website or call ahead for current hours.
Admission
Free (public space).
Access
open to public (city square)

About

Madison Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the fourth row of the city's five rows of squares, on Bull Street and Macon Street, and was laid out in 1837. It is south of Chippewa Square, west of Lafayette Square, north of Monterey Square and east of Pulaski Square. The square is named for James Madison, fourth president of the United States. The oldest building on the square is the Sorrel–Weed House, at 6 West Harris Street, which dates to 1840.

In the center of the square is the William Jasper Monument, an 1888 work by Alexander Doyle memorializing Sergeant William Jasper, a soldier in the siege of Savannah who, though mortally wounded, recovered his company's banner. Savannahians sometimes refer to this as Jasper Square, in honor of Jasper's statue.

Madison Square features a vintage cannon from the Savannah Armory. These now mark the starting points of the first highways in Georgia, the Ogeechee Road, leading to Darien, and the Augusta Road.

The square also includes a monument marking the center of the British resistance during the siege.

Text from Wikipedia, Madison Square (Savannah, Georgia), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What to see

  • Sorrel–Weed House
  • Francis Sorrel Property
  • Eugenia & Louisa Kerr Duplex
  • Eliza Ann Jewett Property
  • John Gallie Property
  • Green–Meldrim House
  • St. John's Episcopal Church
  • Masonic Hall

Named in the Wikipedia article cited below.

Tips

  • Savannah's squares are public spaces you can walk through at any time.
  • Featured on 7 ghost tours; see the links below.

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