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and President Street, and was laid out in 1733 as one of the first four squares. It is south of Johnson Square, west of Oglethorpe Square, north of

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and east of Telfair Square. The oldest building on the square is the William Waring Property, at 12 West State Street, which dates to 1825. The second square established in Savannah, it was originally named Percival Square, for John Percival, 1st Earl of Egmont, generally regarded as the man who gave the

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its name (a tribute to Great Britain's King George II). It was renamed in 1763 to honor James Wright, the third and final royal

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. Throughout its history it has also been known as Court House Square and Post Office Square; the present Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Court House is adjacent to the west.Chan Sieg (1984). ''The squares: an introduction to Savannah''.

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: Donning. The square is the burial site of

Tomochichi Tomochichi (to-mo-chi-chi') (c. 1644 – October 5, 1741) was the head chief of a Yamacraw town on the site of present-day Savannah, Georgia, in the 18th century. He gave land on Yamacraw Bluff to James Oglethorpe to build the city of Savannah ...

, a leader of the

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nation of Native Americans. Tomochichi was a trusted friend of General

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and assisted him in the founding of his colony. When Tomochichi died in 1739, Oglethorpe ordered him buried with military honors in the center of Percival Square. In accordance with his people's customs, the grave was marked by a pyramid of stones gathered from the surrounding area. In 1883, citizens wishing to honor

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replaced Tomochichi's monument with an elaborate and highly allegorical monument to Gordon, called the William Washington Gordon Monument. William Gordon is thus the only native Savannahian honored with a monument in one of the city's squares. Gordon's daughter-in-law, Nellie, objected strongly to this perceived insult to Tomochichi. She and other members of the Colonial Dames of the State of Georgia planned to erect a new monument to Tomochichi, made of

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from

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. The Stone Mountain Monument Company offered the material at no cost. Mrs. Gordon felt that she was being condescended to and insisted on paying. The Monument Company sent her a bill—some sources say for 50 cents, others for one dollar—payable on

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. Mrs. Gordon paid the bill and attached a note explaining that on Judgment Day the Dames "would be too busy attending their own duties on that momentous day."''An Introduction to Historic Savannah''
by John Duncan, February 23, 2004, accessed June 14, 2007. The new monument was erected in 1899. It stands in the southeast corner of the square and eulogizes Tomochichi as a great friend of James Oglethorpe and the people of Georgia.Tour Guide Manual
for licensed tour guides in the City of Savannah, accessed June 16, 2007.City of Savannah's monuments page
This page links directly to numerous short entries, many accompanied by photographs, discussing a variety of monuments, memorials, etc., in the squares and elsewhere. Original is archive
here
2007-10-25. Accessed 2023-02-24. 6 East State Street, in the northeastern tything lot of the square, doubled as Dixie's Flowers, the flower shop Mandy (

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) works at in ''

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''.

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, located in the Patrick Duffy Building at 24 East State Street, also in the northeastern tything lot, is the oldest operating business in Savannah."New generation at Bradley's locksmiths"
– ''

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'', September 7, 2019

Dedication

Markers and structures

Constituent buildings

Each building below is in one of the eight blocks around the square composed of four residential "tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the

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. They are listed with construction years where known. ;Northwestern residential/tything block *111–119 Bull Street (1907) *William Waring Property, 12 West State Street (1824–1825) – oldest building on the square *Edward Lovell Property, 14 West State Street (1853) *Isaac Morrell Building, 16 West State Street (1853) *18 West State Street (1916) ;Western civic/trust block * Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Court House, 125 Bull Street (1895) ;Southwestern residential/tything block *135–139 Bull Street (1875) *Lindsay & Morgan Building, 5–11 West York Street (1921) *Thomas Henderson Building, 15–21 West York Street (1890) ;Northeastern residential/tything block *6 East State Street (by 1900) *8 East State Street (1929) *14 East State Street (1908) *18 East State Street (1905) *Patrick Duffy Building, 24 East State Street (1885)A Key to Savannah
– Freemans Rag – presently the home of

*A. R. Altmeyer Building, 110–118 Bull Street (1892) ;Northeastern civic/trust block * Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull Street (1878) ;Southeastern civic/trust block *Old Chatham County Court House, 124 Bull Street (1889)Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 22 ;Southeastern residential/tything block *Peter Ott Property, 15–19 East York Street (1892) *John Schwarz Building, 136–140 Bull Street (1890)

Gallery

File:6 East State Street (profile).jpg, 6 East State Street File:8 East State Street.jpg, 8 East State Street File:14 East State Street.jpg, 14 East State Street File:18 East State Street.jpg, 18 East State Street File:24 East State Street.jpg, Patrick Duffy Building, 24 East State Street File:110-118 Bull Street.jpg, A. R. Altmeyer Building, 110–118 Bull Street File:GA Savannah Fed Bldg Courthouse02.jpg, Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Court House, 125 Bull Street File:Chatham County Court House 2021c.jpg, Old Chatham County Court House, 124 Bull Street File:122_Bull_Street.jpg, Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull Street File:135-139 Bull Street.jpg, 135–139 Bull Street File:136-140 Bull Street.jpg, John Schwarz Building, 136–140 Bull Street File:15-19 East York Street (2022).jpg, Peter Ott Property, 15–19 East York Street File:Lindsay & Morgan Building.jpg, Lindsay & Morgan Building, 5–11 West York Street File:Thomas Henderson Building.jpg, Thomas Henderson Building, 15–21 West York Street File:111-119 Bull Street.jpg, 111–119 Bull Street File:12_West_State_Street.jpg, William Waring Property, 12 West State Street File:14_West_State_Street.jpg, Edward Lovell Property, 14 West State Street File:16_West_State_Street.jpg, Isaac Morrell Building, 16 West State Street File:18_West_State_Street.jpg, 18 West State Street

References

{{Squares of Savannah, Georgia Wright Square (Savannah, Georgia) 1733 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies