LOCATION FILE
Wright Square
FOLLOWSavannah, GA
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One of Savannah's original squares, laid out in 1733 and once the site of the public gallows; it also holds the grave of Yamacraw chief Tomochichi and is linked to Alice Riley, believed to be the first woman hanged in the colony of Georgia, in 1735.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Legend holds that a sorrowful woman said to be Alice Riley is seen searching the square, and that Spanish moss will not grow where the gallows stood.
VISITING
A public square open at all times.
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