Nathanael Greene State Historical Marker

Johnson Square, Bull St., Savannah

 

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NATHANAEL GREENE MONUMENT

 

Beneath the monument in this Square repose the remains of Maj. Gen.

Nathanael Greene, of Rhode island, who died near Savannah on June

19, 1786, at Mulberry Grove Plantation which had been granted to

him by this State in appreciation of his services in the Revolution.

 

The 50 foot, white marble obelisk, designed by the well-known

architect, William Strickland, was completed in 1830. The original

cornerstone was laid here on March 21, 1825, by Greene's old friend,

the Marquis de Lafayette. At the dedicatory ceremony General

Lafayette said:

 

"The great and good man to whose memory we are paying a tribute

of respect, affection, and regret, has acted in our revolutionary

contest a part so glorious and so important that in the very name

of Greene are remembered all the virtues and talents which can

illustrate the patriot, the statesman, and the military leader. . . "

 

General Greene's remains were originally interred in the burial

ground now known as Colonial Cemetery. His exact resting place was

a matter of doubt and speculation for many years. The remains of the

famed Revolutionary hero were found in the Graham vault in 1901,

and were reinterred beneath this monument the following year.

 

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Photo: Ed Jackson

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