SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – The public is invited to attend a ground marker dedication in Taylor Square on Monday.
City staff and officials will dedicate the marker at 10 a.m.
The Savannah City Council approved the marker's installation at the start of the year to note the history of the square.
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The marker will read:
Taylor Square. Laid out 1851. 1851 Named for John C. Calhoun, 7th U.S. Vice President. 2022 City Council removed the name Calhoun, a staunch defender of slavery. 2023 named in honor of Susie King Taylor, a formerly enslaved woman, nurse, educator, and the first African American to openly teach in the State of Georgia. Erected by the City of Savannah 2024.
The city celebrated the naming of Taylor Square in February with a day of community events.