Savannah, Georgia

Last weekend I was in Savannah, Georgia attending a Thrasher family reunion.  Katherine stayed home.  She can tolerate genealogy for about ten minutes before her eyes glaze over.

I arrived one day early so that I would be able to tour the city.  Things that I did not know or had forgotten: Savannah is located where James Oglethorpe landed and is the first city established in Georgia.  Slavery, liquor, Roman Catholics, and lawyers were prohibited.  (Well, that did not last long.  The lawyers undid it.)  Things that I knew or suspected:  William Tecumseh Sherman is not remembered fondly by the natives.  It is hot in June.

When we lived in Georgetown, a "trolley" passed in front of our house, taking tourists around the District of Columbia.  One could get off the trolley at some historic site, linger for a while, and then get on the next "trolley"passing by to continue seeing the city.  The same organization has a branch in Savannah, so I toured the city by "trolley", getting off now and then to take pictures.  That was just fine in the morning.  By noon it was 96 degrees and the humidity probably ditto. By 3 PM my tour of Savannah had become a survival exercise.

Large and well thought out efforts have been made to restore the city and they are continuing.  It is well worth visiting (in the spring, fall, of winter).