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Closed dates November 2, December 12-20, 25, 2019, January 3-11, 2020

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2 of 2 #ForsythParkFountain manufactured by #JanesBeebe & Co #savannahvictorian #savannaharchitecture

1 of 2 #ForsythParkFountain manufactured by #JanesBeebe & Co #savannahvictorian #savannaharchitecture

It’s #SavPhil spotlight series time at the #YamacrawCenterForThePerformingArts #LarsenMusicianSpotlightSeries

#ForsythPark originally designed by Bavarian landscape architect #WilhelmBischoff 1851. With #castironfountain from #JanesBeebe & Co and #dummyfort 1912-1915 designed by Army draftsman #JacquelinBraxton.

Sign from 2001 #ForsythPark “In the 1840s, #WilliamBrownHodgson (1801-1871) conceived the idea of setting aside 10 acres of wooded land at this site for development of Savannah’s first recreational park. If was named for former #GeorgiaGovernor #JohnForsyth (1780-1841). #WilliamBischoff (#WilhelmBischoff) created the original landscape design. In the early 1850s improvements to the park included removal of some pines for walkways and ornamental plantings, benches, and iron fencing around the perimeter. In 1854 (1858 according to most sources) the fountain and radiating walks were added. Originally created as a military parade ground, the twenty-one-acre Park Extension was added in 1867. The dummy forts were built in c.1909 and used for training during World War I.”

Did you know the #ForsythParkFountain was “Manufactured [by] #JanesBeebe & Co New York” in 1858?

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