Madison Square

Located in Savannah are The Squares which the city was created around, they were originally created as a space for military exercises. Over the centuries many squares have been created in the honor of persons or historical events and contain markers or monuments.

Madison Square was named for James Madison who was the fourth President of the United States. This square was laid out in 1837 and features a statue of William Jasper who was a solder in the Siege of Savannah. Even though Sgt. Jasper was mortally wounded he heroically recovered the banner of his company. This square is sometimes referred to by locals as Jasper Square in his honor.

This square also features vintage cannon from the Savannah Armory and a monument which marks the center of the British resistance during the siege. Madison Square can be found on Bull between Harris and Charlton Streets, Savannah, Georgia.

Each square is approximately 200 feet from north to south and is intersected north-south and east-west by two-way streets. All traffic flows counterclockwise around the squares. The squares have been called, the most intelligent grid in American and is one of the finest diagrams for city organization and they are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.