29:
517:
199:, would later advocate for a new monument to be erected in honor of Tomochichi, which occurred several years later in 1899. The monument to Gordon, completed in 1883 with funds from the Central of Georgia Railway, was completed in 1883. It was designed by the
255:
William
Washington Gordon Born June 17, 1796 Died March 20 1842 The Pioneer Of Works Of Internal Improvement In His Native State And First President Of The Central Rail Road And Banking Company Of Georgia To Which He Gave His Time His Talents And Finally His
179:. In 1842, Gordon passed away at the age of 46. Several years later, in 1883, efforts were underway to erect a monument in honor of Gordon in Savannah. At Wright Square, a pyramid of rocks that marked the burial place of
195:. Tomochichi's body was relocated from the center of the square to the southeast corner to make way for the new monument. Nellie Gordon, Gordon's daughter-in-law and the first president of the Georgia branch of the
261:
Erected A.D. 1882 By The
Central Railroad And Banking Company Of Georgia In Honor Of A Brave Man + A Faithful And Devoted Officer And To Preserve His Name In The Grateful Remembrance Of His Fellow Citizens
549:
710:
695:
715:
401:
196:
656:
464:
191:
chief who aided the early settlers of
Savannah, and after his death in 1739, he was buried at Wright Square, with General James Oglethorpe serving as one of his
542:
577:
720:
521:
535:
705:
558:
582:
444:
311:
137:
42:
335:
492:
430:
297:
469:
369:
168:
599:
594:
572:
214:
160:
141:
108:
700:
341:
637:
176:
129:
50:
172:
588:
436:
303:
364:
440:
395:
307:
125:
46:
28:
604:
217:
was erected in the square that detailed the history of the monument and surrounding area.
203:
145:
64:
248:
164:
689:
207:
149:
133:
68:
54:
610:
498:
450:
345:
317:
527:
271:
192:
200:
184:
180:
671:
658:
625:
516:
167:
during the mid-1800s who served as the founder and first president of the
229:
188:
121:
432:
Savannah in
History: A Guide to More Than 75 Sites in Historical Context
620:
615:
236:
226:
78:
243:
is located between these columns, and at the top of the monument is a
630:
233:
82:
497:. Vol. I. Byrd Printing Company. pp. 404–405 – via
244:
531:
251:, while another two sides feature the following inscriptions:
247:. One side of the monument features a carving of a train on a
240:
565:
104:
96:
88:
74:
60:
38:
402:National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
197:National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
140:, the monument honors politician and businessman
259:
253:
543:
8:
711:Monuments and memorials in Savannah, Georgia
429:Carlisle, Rodney; Carlisle, Loretta (2019).
21:
696:1883 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
494:Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends
337:A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians
716:Outdoor sculptures in Georgia (U.S. state)
550:
536:
528:
183:was removed to make way for the monument.
27:
20:
33:William Washington Gordon Monument (2013)
283:
7:
424:
422:
420:
390:
388:
359:
357:
355:
329:
327:
291:
289:
287:
721:Wright Square (Savannah) monuments
643:William Washington Gordon Monument
522:William Washington Gordon Monument
118:William Washington Gordon Monument
22:William Washington Gordon Monument
14:
515:
296:Triplett, Whip Morrison (2006).
559:Public art in Savannah, Georgia
16:Public monument in Georgia, USA
706:Landmarks in Savannah, Georgia
465:"Tomochichi: Death and Burial"
1:
491:Knight, Lucian Lamar (1913).
334:Knight, Lucian Lamar (1917).
171:. He was also the father of
152:. It was completed in 1883.
302:. Postcard History Series.
225:The monument consists of a
737:
470:Georgia Historical Society
370:Georgia Historical Society
344:. p. 694 – via
169:Central of Georgia Railway
600:Nathanael Greene Monument
595:James Oglethorpe Monument
573:African-American Monument
215:Georgia historical marker
161:William Washington Gordon
142:William Washington Gordon
109:William Washington Gordon
26:
578:Casimir Pulaski Monument
342:Lewis Publishing Company
638:William Jasper Monument
404:in the State of Georgia
396:"Tomochichi's Monument"
263:
258:
177:Girl Scouts of the USA
672:32.07796°N 81.09233°W
589:The Georgia Volunteer
175:, the founder of the
524:at Wikimedia Commons
144:and was designed by
677:32.07796; -81.09233
668: /
173:Juliette Gordon Low
97:Dedicated date
92:47 feet (14 m)
23:
583:Civil War Memorial
437:Globe Pequot Press
304:Arcadia Publishing
651:
650:
520:Media related to
446:978-1-68334-028-7
313:978-0-7385-4209-6
114:
113:
105:Dedicated to
728:
683:
682:
680:
679:
678:
673:
669:
666:
665:
664:
661:
552:
545:
538:
529:
519:
503:
502:
488:
482:
481:
479:
477:
461:
455:
454:
426:
415:
414:
412:
410:
392:
383:
382:
380:
378:
361:
350:
349:
340:. Vol. II.
331:
322:
321:
293:
232:supporting four
31:
24:
736:
735:
731:
730:
729:
727:
726:
725:
701:1883 sculptures
686:
685:
676:
674:
670:
667:
662:
659:
657:
655:
654:
652:
647:
605:Telfair Academy
561:
556:
512:
507:
506:
490:
489:
485:
475:
473:
463:
462:
458:
447:
428:
427:
418:
408:
406:
394:
393:
386:
376:
374:
373:. June 16, 2014
365:"Wright Square"
363:
362:
353:
333:
332:
325:
314:
295:
294:
285:
280:
268:
223:
204:Henry Van Brunt
158:
146:Henry Van Brunt
81:
67:
65:Henry Van Brunt
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
734:
732:
724:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
688:
687:
649:
648:
646:
645:
640:
635:
634:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
602:
597:
592:
585:
580:
575:
569:
567:
563:
562:
557:
555:
554:
547:
540:
532:
526:
525:
511:
510:External links
508:
505:
504:
483:
456:
445:
416:
384:
351:
323:
312:
306:. p. 75.
282:
281:
279:
276:
275:
274:
267:
264:
249:trestle bridge
222:
219:
165:railroad baron
157:
154:
112:
111:
106:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
90:
86:
85:
76:
72:
71:
62:
58:
57:
40:
36:
35:
32:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
733:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
693:
691:
684:
681:
644:
641:
639:
636:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
590:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
570:
568:
564:
560:
553:
548:
546:
541:
539:
534:
533:
530:
523:
518:
514:
513:
509:
500:
496:
495:
487:
484:
472:
471:
466:
460:
457:
452:
448:
442:
438:
434:
433:
425:
423:
421:
417:
405:
403:
397:
391:
389:
385:
372:
371:
366:
360:
358:
356:
352:
347:
343:
339:
338:
330:
328:
324:
319:
315:
309:
305:
301:
300:
292:
290:
288:
284:
277:
273:
270:
269:
265:
262:
257:
252:
250:
246:
242:
238:
235:
231:
228:
220:
218:
216:
211:
209:
208:Frank M. Howe
205:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
155:
153:
151:
150:Frank M. Howe
147:
143:
139:
138:Wright Square
136:. Located in
135:
134:United States
131:
127:
123:
119:
110:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
84:
80:
77:
73:
70:
69:Frank M. Howe
66:
63:
59:
56:
55:United States
52:
48:
44:
43:Wright Square
41:
37:
30:
25:
19:
653:
642:
611:Michelangelo
587:
499:Google Books
493:
486:
474:. Retrieved
468:
459:
451:Google Books
449:– via
431:
407:. Retrieved
399:
375:. Retrieved
368:
346:Google Books
336:
318:Google Books
316:– via
298:
260:
254:
224:
212:
159:
120:is a public
117:
115:
18:
675: /
476:October 14,
409:October 14,
377:October 14,
272:1883 in art
213:In 1958, a
193:pallbearers
690:Categories
663:81°05′32″W
660:32°04′41″N
278:References
201:architects
185:Tomochichi
181:Tomochichi
626:Rembrandt
607:statues
299:Savannah
266:See also
230:pedestal
189:Yamacraw
126:Savannah
122:monument
75:Material
61:Designer
47:Savannah
39:Location
621:Raphael
616:Phidias
237:columns
227:granite
156:History
130:Georgia
79:Granite
51:Georgia
631:Rubens
443:
310:
234:marble
221:Design
187:was a
163:was a
89:Height
83:Marble
566:Works
245:globe
239:. An
478:2020
441:ISBN
411:2020
400:The
379:2020
308:ISBN
256:Life
206:and
148:and
116:The
100:1883
241:urn
124:in
692::
467:.
439:.
435:.
419:^
398:.
387:^
367:.
354:^
326:^
286:^
210:.
132:,
128:,
53:,
49:,
45:,
551:e
544:t
537:v
501:.
480:.
453:.
413:.
381:.
348:.
320:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
