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Our Coast :: Savannah City Guide :: Visiting
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February 9, 2010
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This square was named for General Nathanael Greene, aide to General George Washington in the Revolutionary War. General Greene is also honored by the obelisk in Johnson Square, where he and his son are now buried. In gratitude for his service, General Greene was given Mulberry Grove Plantation, where he died at 44 of sunstroke. It was at Mulberry Grove in 1793 that young Eli Whitney took time out from tutoring the Greene children to invent the cotton gin, with the help of Catherine Littlefield "Caty" Greene, widow of the brave General.
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