With the weather continuing to clear, I decided to a leisurely walk through Savannah and see a few of the 21 Squares. All of Savannah's Squares are located with a 1 mile square area and in a 2-3 mile walk you can see not only most of them, but the best of them.
The squares are dominated by the presence of the sprawling live oaks. Laden with Spanish moss they loom over the walkways crisscrossing the squares.
In addition to the 21 squares, it would nearly impossible to miss the Colonial Cemetery. It is the final resting place of the original signers of the Declaration Independence, Button Gwinnett, and more than 700 victims of Savannah's Yellow Fever epidemic of 1820, are buried there.
There are several large bed-like crypts (complete with a pseudo headboard), in which entire families have been laid to rest - one atop the other.
The cemetery was closed to further burials prior the start of the Civil War; and therefore, all of the tombs cover its 103 year history from 1750-1853.
My walk included a stop McDonough's for a cold beer. McDonough's is the one top "Watering Holes" for celebrants of the Savannah's St. Patrick's Day Parade. The parade is said to be
second only to New York in size - topping even Boston in grandeur.
To complete my city tour, drove the streets, stopping as frequently as required to photograph the beautiful homes of Savannah.
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Summary: Walk through Savannah's 21 squares and the Colonial cemetery
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