Madison Square

Madison Square (HM3SC)

Location: Savannah, GA 31401 Chatham County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 4.429', W 81° 5.642'

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Madison Square was laid out in 1839 and is named for the fourth President of the United States. Around the Square stand notable examples of Greek Revival, Gothic, and Romanesque architecture characteristic of nineteenth century Savannah.

To the west are St. John's Church (Episcopal), 1853, and Green-Meldrim mansion, 1861, (General W. T. Sherman's headquarters). To the north is the Francis Sorrel residence, 1840, which was visited by General Robert E. Lee in 1862 when he commanded the Confederate coast defenses in this area. To the east is the Jewett house, erected 1842. The DeSoto Hotel and the Savannah Volunteer Guards' Armory, of a later period, are in the Romanesque style typical of their designer, William G. Preston, of Boston.

The central bronze monument commemorates the heroism of Sergeant William Jasper (2nd Continental Regt. of South Carolina) who was mortally wounded October 9, 1779, a short distance northwest of this marker, in the unsuccessful assault by the American and French forces upon the British lines, which ran immediately to the north of the Square.
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HM NumberHM3SC
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number025-71
Year Placed1958
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 11:49pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 491125 N 3548621
Decimal Degrees32.07381667, -81.09403333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 4.429', W 81° 5.642'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 4' 25.74" N, 81° 5' 38.52" W
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Area Code(s)478, 912
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6 W Harris St, Savannah GA 31401, US
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