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Live Oak Avenue
This road, on the Wormsloe Historic Site of the Georgia State Park, is lined with live Oak trees, which lead into the estate and property of Noble Jones (1702-1775), one of the original colonists who came to Georgia with General James Oglethorpe. This avenue, as well as the rest of the property are lined with more than 400 of these trees, in which Spanish moss is dangling from, providing such a warm and truly southern atmosphere. The trees were planted in the early 1890's by Wymberley Jones De Renne to commemorate the birth of his son, Wymberley Wormsloe De Renne. This road dates back to 1816 and was likely in use by the mid-1700's. (Georgia State Parks)
Archway to the Avenue
This archway leads to the Live Oak Avenue, on the Wormsloe Historic Site of the Georgia State Parks. This grand masonry archway was constructed by Wymberley Jones De Renne to commemorate the coming of age of his son, Wymberly Wormsloe De Renne. There are two dates etched into the arch. 1733 represents the year Noble Jones arrived in Savannah. 1913 marks the year the arch was erected. (Georgia State Parks)
Chippewa Square
This square in the heart of downtown Savannah, GA was made famous by the movie "Forrest Gump" in its opening scene, where Forrest Gump is awaiting the bus and a feather floats down to him. Chippewa Square is located in the heart of Savannah and was built to commemorate the Battle of Chippewa, in which the American Army defeated British forces in Upper Canada during the War of 1812. In the center of the square stands a statue of General James Oglethorpe, the founder of the Colony of Georgia. The square is also lined with many gardens as well as Georgia's iconic Oak trees with their hanging Spanish Moss. (Savannah.com)