Life in Savannah
Here, in Savannah, dramatic architecture from centuries ago mingles with trendy downtown boutiques and microbreweries. Here, you can get lost in numerous art galleries or find yourself sipping sweet tea at a sidewalk café. Whether you’re looking for laid-back luxury or seeing and doing as much as possible, Savannah Georgia is just the right speed for everyone. Savannah’s 22 park-like, tree-lined squares are ideal for environmentally friendly fun. In fact, Savannah was named one of America’s most walkable cities by Walking Magazine, calling our destination pedestrian safe and eco-friendly. Take a horse-drawn carriage or pedicab to explore Savannah's beautiful Historic District. Whatever brings you to our city, you won't find a more beautiful place to visit than Savannah, or a friendlier one.
Information from http://www.savannahvisit.com
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With thousands of acres of rare tidal freshwater wetlands, Georgia accounts for almost one third of the salt marshes on the eastern seaboard. More than two-thirds of Georgia's barrier islands are preserved through state, federal or private initiatives.
Georgia's Coast offers several beaches, ranging from very popular to almost unvisited. Georgia's Coast is loaded with outdoor recreational opportunities including hiking, fishing, hunting and some of the most beautiful homes and cities anywhere.
Information from http://www.coastaltravelguide.com/Georgia/GA/Georgia.htm
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Forsyth Park
Forsyth Park was the first large park created in Savannah. Stylistically, the park was influenced by the urban renewal of Paris in the nineteenth century, when broad boulevards and parks were created. This greatly influenced city planning throughout the industrial world--every large city in the United States was developing large city parks beginning in the 1850's. Culturally speaking, it is not insignificant that the Forsyth Park fountain was thought to be a copy of the one in the Place de la Concorde, by Hittorff, who completed two monumental fountains in that square only a few short years before Forsyth Park was created. Bull Street was thought of as a boulevard and promenade (both French terms) and the fountain served as a focal point of a long vista, all the way from the Exchange, which was City Hall. In an economic context, the park and the fountain would not have been possible if Savannah were not experiencing economic prosperity. The 1850's were the first consistently prosperous period throughout the South, which admired and emulated the high style of the French Empire.
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The Squares
The city of Savannah, Georgia, United States, was laid out in 1733 around four open squares. The plan anticipated growth of the city and thus expansion of the grid; additional squares were added during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and by 1851 there were twenty-four squares in the city. In the twentieth century three of the squares were demolished or altered beyond recognition, leaving twenty-one. In 2010, one of the three "lost" squares, Ellis, was reclaimed. Most of Savannah's squares are named in honor or in memory of a person, persons or historical event, and many contain monuments, markers, memorials, statues, plaques, and other tributes.
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Tybee Island
Tybee means “salt” to Native Americans, but the name of this low-key seaside resort now brings to mind words such as “sun”, “surf” and “fun”. Located 18 miles east of Savannah, this small barrier island boasts a wide, 3-mile long beach that’s backed by sea oat-covered sand dunes and is perfect for sunbathing, people-watching and frolicking in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. The island’s south-end pier and pavilion is a splendid venue for strolling above the ocean, people watching and fishing.
While Tybee is a resort town complete with a full range of restaurants, modern hotels and motels, luxurious condominiums, and quaint inns and cottages, it’s also a residential area stocked with its share of colorful characters. It’s an atmosphere considerably more laid-back than that of glitzier, larger beach towns to the north and south.
Information from http://tybeeisland.com/
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Tybee Lighthouse
Ordered by General James Oglethorpe, Governor of the 13th colony, in 1732, the Tybee Island Light Station has been guiding mariners safe entrance into the Savannah River for over 270 years. The Tybee Island Light Station is one of America's most intact having all of its historic support buildings on its five-acre site. Rebuilt several times the current lightstation displays its 1916 day mark with 178 stairs and a First Order Fresnel lens.
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