BGuthrie Photos: GA -- Savannah -- Forsyth Park

GA -- Savannah -- Forsyth Park:

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1. FOR_040513_083.JPG: Forsyth Park In the 1840s, William Brown Hodgson (1801-1871) conceived the idea of setting aside ten acres of wooded land at this site for development of Savannah's first recreational park. It was named for former Georgia Governor John Forsyth (1780-1841). William Bischoff 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 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. Erected by The Georgia Historical Society and Trustee`s Garden Club, Inc. 2001.17 25-10
2. FOR_040513_096.JPG: Lafayette McLaws' grave
3. FOR_040513_111.JPG: Francis Bartow's grave
4. FOR_040513_113.JPG: These were test forts put up during World War II for training purposes
5. FOR_040513_141.JPG: Margot Lebow, Bruce Guthrie @ Forsyth Cemetery
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Wikipedia Description: Forsyth Park
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Forsyth Park is a large city park that spans 30 acres (0.12 km�) in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia. The park was originally created in the 1840s on 10 acres (0.04 km�) of land, donated by William Hodgson. In 1851, the park was expanded and named for Georgia Governor John Forsyth. At the north end of the park is a large, majestic fountain that was added in 1858. Other park highlights include the Fragrant Garden for the Blind.

Development:

By 1853, all original planned wards of Savannah were occupied and a large public park was added to the extreme south end of the city plan. This park was anticipated by General James Oglethorpe's plan and was made possible by a donation of 20 acres of land owned by Forsyth.

Fountain:

The fountain at the center of the park is reminiscent of fountains in the Place de la Concorde in Paris and in Cuzco, Peru. At this time, Parisian urban planning was centered on the development of residential neighborhoods radiating out from a central green space. The Parisian model of developing large city parks was emulated by large cities in the United States, and even smaller cities, such as Savannah, asserting its cosmopolitan image.
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2004 photos: Equipment this year: I bought two Fujifilm S7000 digital cameras. While they produced excellent images, I found all of the retractable-lens Fuji models had a disturbing tendency to get dust inside the lens. Dark blurs would show up on the images and the camera had to be sent back to the shop in order to get it fixed. I returned one of the cameras when the blurs showed up in the first month. I found myself buying extended warranties on cameras. Trips this year: (1) Margot and I went off to Scotland for a few days, my first time overseas. (2) I went to Hawaii on business (such a deal!) and extended it, spending a week in Hawaii and another in California. (3) I went to Tennessee to man a booth and extended it to go to my third Fan Fair country music festival. Number of photos taken this year: 110,000.
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