Chippewa Square

We hit upon this little, shady square on our recent walk through the Historical District of Savannah. Apparently it is one of 24 original squares designed around this town. It's quite small but also quite atmospheric. In the first instance you have the trees with the hanging Spanish moss giving very much a Southern feel to the place. Then there are plenty of park benches in the shade to sit and contemplate a world gone by. And in the middle you have the imposing bronze statue of the British gentleman, James Edward Oglethorpe wearing a contemporary military uniform from the 1700s, including armour, waistcoat, boots, and a tricorn hat. He is renowned as the founder of the colony of Georgia in what was then British America. And, to his credit, he was much opposed to slavery.

I didn't realize it at the time but this little square is also the venue for a famous "Life is like a box of chocolates" scene in the Forrest Gump movie. I'll certainly watch the movie again just to say "I've been there" :-)