Forsyth Park

Forsyth Park
Forsyth Park
Military Parade Ground (formerly)
	Forsyth fountain in Forsyth Park
Type	Public park
Location	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Area	30 acres (0.12 km2)
Created	1840s
Operated by	City of Savannah
Open	All year

Forsyth Park (formerly known as the Military Parade Ground)^[1] is a large city park that occupies 30 acres (0.12 km²) in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, United States. The park is bordered by Gaston Street to the north, Drayton Street to the east, Park Avenue to the south and Whitaker Street to the west. It contains walking paths, a children's play area, a Fragrant Garden for the blind, a large fountain, tennis courts, basketball courts, areas for soccer and Frisbee, and home field for Savannah Shamrocks Rugby Club. From time to time, there are concerts held at Forsyth to the benefit of the public.

^ Charles Seton Henry Hardee's Recollections of old Savannah, Martha Gallaudet Waring, The Georgia Historical Quarterly, JSTOR (1929), p. 34

[p14-1] Charles Seton Henry Hardee's Recollections of old Savannah, Martha Gallaudet Waring, The Georgia Historical Quarterly, JSTOR (1929), p. 34

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