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Greene Square

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.

--Visitor's Guide to Savannah

Greene Square
1. 24 Houston Street
(1815) Clapboard house believed to be built for Isaiah Davenport, a builder himself, who came to Savannah from Rhode Island.
2. 536 East State Street
(1845) A red frame house built for John Dorsett.
3. Second African Baptist Church
Houston Street on Greene Square. Sherman and Stanton met here with newly-freed slaves just after the end of the Civil War.

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