Savannah walking tour 15stops 3.1miles 126min on foot 15on the record Start at River Street begins at the western end of the waterfront. Show where I am Solid — documented Dashed — a story people tell 1 SS Savannah crossed the Atlantic in 1819 Large cargo ships and tankers pass this spot on the river today. 5 min south-west 2 First African Baptist Church was built by its enslaved members A building of locally made Savannah Grey brick faces the west side of Franklin Square. 1 min south 3 Haitian soldiers fought for American liberty at the 1779 Siege of Savannah Bronze soldiers and a drummer boy stand on a stone base. 3 min east 4 Ellis Square replaced a car park after fifty-six years A fountain and live oaks stand on flat paving in this open square. 6 min east 5 Cotton Exchange prices shaped world trade from 1887 A red brick building stands on iron pillars directly above the street. 3 min north-west 6 African American Monument depicts a family standing on broken chains A bronze family stands together atop a set of broken chains on granite. 12 min east 7 Florence Martus greeted every ship in Savannah for forty-four years A bronze woman and her dog stand on a stone base, facing the river. 8 min west 8 Silk production failed here before the colony abandoned its original laws A metal marker stands on the east side of Reynolds Square near the trees. 6 min south-west 9 Tomochichi negotiated the treaty that allowed the settlement of Georgia A rough granite boulder sits in the square's south-east corner. 5 min east 10 Slave quarters survive at the Owens-Thomas House A two-storey brick building sits across the garden behind the stone mansion. 4 min south 11 Colonial Park Cemetery closed to burials in 1853 Headstones hang mounted flat against the long brick wall on the eastern side. 1 min south-west 12 James Wilde died in a duel on the riverbank A table tomb stands among the markers, bearing an inscription dedicated to the young officer. 7 min west 13 Green-Meldrim House served as Sherman’s headquarters in 1864 Grey stucco walls, pointed windows, and a wraparound ironwork veranda define this Gothic Revival home. 4 min south 14 Congregation Mickve Israel holds a Torah scroll from 1450 Pointed arches, stone buttresses, and a rose window define this building on the square. 1 min west 15 Casimir Pulaski lies buried beneath this marble monument A white marble figure of Liberty stands atop this tall column in the square.