The Hauntings of Oglethorpe Square
Oglethorpe Square in Savannah, laid out in 1742 and originally called Upper New Square, stands as a historical testament to the city’s deep and often unsettling past. Renamed in honor of General James Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia, this Savan ...
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The Haunted Foley House Inn in Savannah
The Foley House Inn is a beloved landmark in Savannah, Georgia, with a history that has captivated both visitors and locals for decades. The mystery surrounding the Foley House only deepened in 1987 when construction workers uncovered a skeleton hid ...
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The Haunted Wright Square in Savannah, GA
Savannah, GA, is known for the overwhelming number of hauntings, legends, and lore that dot its many squares. But none are more famous than Wright Square, one of four squares that gave birth to the Hostess City Of The South. Haunted by the spirits o ...
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The Ghosts of the Green Meldrim House
When Charles Green arrived in Savannah from England in the 1830s, he was almost dead broke. The twenty-something year old spent the next 20 years working his way up the shipyards, eventually becoming one of the richest men in Savannah. By 1850, Gree ...
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The Haunts at Madison Square
During the Revolutionary War, two major battles were fought in Savannah. Both were equally bloody, and the area around what would become Madison Square saw heavy casualties. It’s even rumored that the area was the burial site for the dead soldiers ...
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Bradley’s Lock and Key
The building at 24 E. State Street is home to one of the oldest locksmith shops in the country. Bradley’s Lock and Key has been in business since 1883, and it’s been a cornerstone in Savannah ever since. The shop hasn’t changed much since it o ...
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The Olde Pink House
Today, the Olde Pink House is one of Savannah’s many taverns, but for over three hundred years, the bright pink mansion was known as the Habersham House. Sitting on Abercorn Street right on Reynolds Square, the house was built by the influential H ...
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The Olde Harbor Inn
River Street is the place to be in Savannah. Shops, restaurants, and boutiques line the old cobblestone streets. But if we go back a few hundred years, we’ll see a very different scene. African slaves were shuffled into the stone tunnels to be sol ...
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Haunted Houses on Columbia Square
James Oglethorpe had a master plan for the city, which included a street grid, green spaces, and urban gardens. This was known as the Oglethorpe Plan. For the most part, city builders stuck with it, and today, Savannah owes some of its charm to the ...
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The Willink House
The Willink House is an outlier in Savannah. It’s not a large extravagant mansion. There’s no ornate architecture. The small, white cottage looks more at home in Cape Cod than the Deep South. Yet, this cute little house packs some interesting se ...
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