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SAVANNAH'S HISTORIC RIVER STREET WALK

Lined with centuries old cotton warehouses along the Savannah River, they have today been converted to elegant inns, fabulous restaurants, antique shops, boutiques, galleries, and more. Rediscovered in the 1970s, you can enjoy walking the 200-year-old cobblestone streets, carefully negotiating the original streetcar rails still embedded in the streets. The first horsecars began operating in 1869, replaced by electric streetcars in 1890, and were discontinued in 1946. Beware, the walk might be less than a mile in length, but you will definitely need a rest stop at one of the numerous pubs populating the river street walk.

Positioned to face the Savannah River and West Coast of Africa, the African American Family Monument depicts a newly emancipated family. Created wearing modern clothing and broken chains at their feet, its purpose is to symbolize a new beginning in America.

There are two boats in the Savannah Belles ferry service. One is the 'Juliette Gordon Low', named for Savannah native and Girl Scout Founder Juliette Gordon Low, and the other is the 'Susie King Taylor'. The latter and one shown in the photograph is named for Susie King Taylor (1848 - 1912) who lived in Savannah and gained her freedom from slavery at age 14. She contributed to the Civil War efforts by serving as a nurse to the black soldiers and by teaching them to read and write.

Enjoy the charm of the Savannah River from the deck of the Georgia Queen, a 550 passenger paddle-wheel driven riverboat.

River Street Sweets Candy Store: Your cure for a sweet tooth.

bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Gretsch Guitars: 100 Years of Innovations.

Left to right:
Gretsch 3161 Historic Series Streamliner Electric (2003)
Gretsch TW-600 Traveling Wilburys Electric (1989)
Gretsch 6199 "Billy-Bo" Jupiter Thunderbird Electric (2005)