Wright Square Is one of the original planned city squares of Brunswick. It was named for Sir James Wright, the last colonial governor of Georgia.
The original layout of the square was later divided by George Street. In the 1950’s the Wright Square portion North of George Street was given to the County by the City of Brunswick to build a middle school.
In 1954 Glynn Middle School was completed on this site. After it had served local students for 55 years, the school was demolished and relocated.
The Wright Square land was given back to the city as green space, to reunite Wright Square once again.
After the school was demolished on the Wright Square site in 2012, crews began searching along with archeologists and anthropologists for a colonial-era cemetery in Wright Square. It’s existence had been suspected for over a century.
When the excavation was completed, a total of 34 graves had been discovered, some of which dated back more than 200 years. The graves are believed to have been filled between 1771 to 1840. 17 adult graves and 17 adolescent/infant graves were found here. It was decided upon to leave the graves and not attempt to relocate them. One of the people believed to be buried here is Benjamin Hart. His wife Nancy Hart gained fame and notoriety during the Revolutionary War for shooting and killing several British soldiers.
On Monday March 31, 2014 a ceremony was held at Wright Square in which a monument was dedicated to those early Brunswick settlers who were buried in the unmarked graves.
(OnlineAthens-Athens Banner- Herald/ Signature Squares of Brunswick/ The Augusta Chronicle )
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