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William Gordon Monument

William Gordon Monument

This monument commemorates William Washington Gordon (1796 - 1842), founder and president of Georgia's first railroad -- the Central Railroad and Banking Co. Located on Wright Square in Savannah, the monument was designed by architects Henry Van Brunt and Frank M. Howe, and completed in 1883.

 

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