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The James Oglethorpe Monument is a public monument in Chippewa Square, Savannah, Georgia, United States. It honors James Oglethorpe, the founder of the Province of Georgia, who established the city of Savannah in 1733.
Commemorates James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785) Location Chippewa Square. Artists Daniel Chester French and Henry Bacon. Erected 1910. Over a period of a little less than a century, Savannah filled each of its Bull Street squares with a monument to a figure important in the development and defense of the city.
Oglethorpe Monument. Chippewa Square today is the site of the Oglethorpe Monument, a tribute to British founder of the Colony of Georgia, James Oglethorpe. Oglethorpe’s monument was unveiled in 1910, replacing a fountain and two busts of the Confederate generals Francis Bartow and Lafayette McLaws.
In the center of the square is the James Oglethorpe Monument, created by sculptor Daniel Chester French and architect Henry Bacon and unveiled in 1910. [1] Oglethorpe faces south, toward Georgia's one-time enemy in Spanish Florida, and his sword is drawn. [2]
If you’re visiting Savannah’s Historic District, you’re sure to see the Oglethorpe Monument! Dedicated in 1910, this 9-foot statue stands at the center of Chippewa Square in commemoration of James Oglethorpe, founder of the Colony of Georgia. Oglethorpe’s Monument is an impressive addition to the Square: Oglethorpe is cast in bronze ...
The monument in this Square to James Edward Oglethorpe - the great soldier-philanthropist who founded the colony of Georgia - was erected by the State of Georgia, the City of Savannah and various Patriotic Societies. Impressive ceremonies marked its unveiling in 1910.
Monument honors Gen. James Oglethorpe, founder of the Georgia Colony and planner of Savannah. Symbolism and inscriptions on the monument honor the founding of the city and colony. Focal point of Chippewa Square, one of Savannah's many squares around which the plan of the city was focused. - Survey number: HABS GA-1179. Medium. Photo (s): 3.
