#118: A Family History in Savannah: Bradley's Lock and Key

Naturally, Bradley's Lock and Key has several Savannah stories to tell. When you stop by the store, you'll find plenty of local history to explore while waiting for your keys.

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#117: The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park and Monument

In January 2022, the City of Savannah belatedly unveiled its first monument to honor the late great African American civil rights leader: The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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#116: Butler Memorial Presbyterian Church

Established initially as Ezra Presbyterian Church in 1871, Butler Memorial Presbyterian Church has long and valiantly exhibited an enraptured historic African American congregation in Savannah.

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#115: Gallery 209 on East River Street

Gallery 209, located at 209 East River Street in the Historic District of Savannah, and found a mere stone's throw from the Savannah River, has featured a cooperative of local artists since 1975. Over nearly 50-years, the gallery has, on average, continuously hosted the artwork of 30 Savannahian artists.

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#114: Walter Bernard Hill Hall at Savannah State University

Walter Bernard Hill Hall, built between 1900-1901 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, is the earliest remaining building found on the Savannah State University campus.

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#113: The Olympic Garden at The Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts

“She was oddly considered one of the 'quiet' women involved in Savannah's Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Perhaps Esther F. Garrison wasn't boisterous. But her work effort was tireless”

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#112: The Jepson Center for the Arts on Telfair Square

The Jepson Center was named to honor Alice A. and Robert S. Jepson, Jr., who had only arrived in Savannah in 1989, yet immediately made an enduring cultural contribution to the city.

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#111: The 1996 Summer Olympics Yachting Cauldron

his Olympic Torch Sculpture, mainly known as the Olympic Cauldron, is found just off River Street in Morrell Park, commemorating the 1996 Olympic Yachting events held in the Atlantic Ocean near Savannah.

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#110: The Walter O. Evans Center and the SCAD Museum of Art

the SCAD Museum of Art is a rehabilitated modern repository of artistry that emerged from the ashes of the Central of Georgia railway-compound of abandoned and collapsing freight warehouses.

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#109: The Trustees’ Garden near Mad Anthony's Fort Wayne

The Alexander Augustus Smets House, located at 2-4 West Jones Street, is another in the numerous commissions acquired by famous architect John S. Norris in Savannah in the mid-1800s.

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#108: Sorry Charlie’s: The Gibbons Range Building on Ellis Square

The neon sign itself has been designated a historical artifact by the Savannah Historic Foundation. The building was purchased in 1809 by Thomas Gibbons (1757-1826)

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#107: The Alexander Augustus Smets House on Jones Street

The Alexander Augustus Smets House, located at 2-4 West Jones Street, is another in the numerous commissions acquired by famous architect John S. Norris in Savannah in the mid-1800s.

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#106: Living the Vision: From the Kiah Museum to SCAD's Kiah Hall

Today, Kiah's vacant 106-year-old house, located at 505 w. 36th Street, is on the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's current list of Places in Peril.

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#105: Great Southern Food and Hospitality: The Lady & Sons

I think it's fair to say that the status as the most celebrated person ever associated with Savannah belongs to George Whitefield, founder of the Bethesda Orphanage located just outside the city and the namesake to Whitefield Square (see PFS-71).

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#104: William H. Crawford and the Election of 1824

Crawford Square in the Historic District of Savannah might be as good as any location to reflect upon controversial American elections.

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#103: The Gazebo on Crawford Square: A Hidden Gem

Like the man, it was named to honor, Crawford Square has been by far the square most neglected by tourists in Savannah.

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#102: The Second African Baptist Church on Greene Square

Here in Savannah, the Congregants at the Second African Baptist Church heard King’s ringing words first. That event is memorialized each year at this beautiful church on Greene Square.

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#101: The American Flag in Savannah: The Thirteen Folds

I was thinking of those 13-folds when I spotted this flag on a random street in Savannah. I’m now even more delighted to participate with greater understanding in this beautiful American tradition

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#100: SCAD’s Gorgeous Granite Hall on Gaston Street

Located on Gaston Street near Forsyth Park, this gorgeous mansion serves the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) as its administrative building. Granite Hall is another magnificent SCAD residence named for the beautiful granite staircase leading to its front doors.

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#99: SCAD's Beautiful Lai Wa Hall

Initially built in 1877 as the family home for a wealthy Savannah cotton broker and financier named Thomas M. Butler, this classical revival-style residence now serves as the gorgeous quarters for the executive administrative offices at SCAD.

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