Upon founding the colony of Georgia and the city of Savannah in 1733, General James Edward Oglethorpe imposed his neatly organized city plan on the swath of wilderness south of Yamacraw Bluff. Taking inspiration from the order of ancient Roman military encampments, a grid of streets was created and divided up into four equal wards. Featuring a square at its center for military drilling and community gatherings, each ward also has four trust lots for civic buildings and churches with four larg...| www.southernspiritguide.org