Savannah river walk. The Savannah River is an important commercial waterway in the southeastern US. The brick paved river walk is a popular walking, skating and bicycling area adjacent to the downtown area.

1996 Olympic Yachting Cauldron along the river walk in Savannah. Atlanta hosted the 1996 Olympic Games but because Atlanta is landlocked, the Olympic sailing events were held in Savannah.

Sternwheeler Georgia Queen passing the Olympic Cauldron on the Savannah River

Horse drawn carriage on a tour of downtown Savannah

The Forsyth Fountain in Forsyth Park in Savannah Georgia USA. Erected in 1858, it is the centerpiece of Savannah's most famous park.

Church steeple from the movie Forrest Gump in Savannah

Exterior of the Cathedral and Basilica of St. John the Baptist

Interior of the Cathedral and Basilica of St. John the Baptist

Six Pence Pub with its English phone booth.

Florence Martus, also known as "the Waving Girl", took it upon herself to be the unofficial greeter of all ships that entered and left the Port of Savannah, Georgia, between 1887 and 1931.

Savannah's historic River Street

A cobblestone side street from Savannah's historic River Street

Stairs leading from River Street to the 'high street' - Main. Built before standards were in place, the steps are different heights from each other.

“A World Apart,”Savannah’s World War II Monument on West River Street, honors Chatham County’s veterans of the Second World War.

The 1921 Lucas Theater. At the time of its construction, the theater could hold about 1,700 people, and some called it the "Jewel of Savannah".

A street lamp covered with Spanish moss, which is everywhere in Savannah.

Savannah City Hall (1904). Dome was originally copper coated but in 1987 it was overlaid with gold leaf.

Oglethorpe Bench marks the place where Savannah founder James Oglethorpe first pitched a tent in Georgia.

The First Christ Church, founded in 1733, is considered the Mother Church of Georgia. This church is referenced in the regimental history of the 86th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, my great-grandfather's unit. As part of General Sherman's army on the 'March to the Sea', my great-grandfather's unit camped near this church.