Attention all visitors to Savannah who have or may in the future patronize The Plantation Carriage Company:

When you get to Johnson Square the guide will tell you that the locals often refer to it as Banker’s Square. This is false. They are wrong. I know Johnson Square. I spend a lot of time in and around there nearly every single day. The ONLY people I have ever heard refer to this square as Banker’s Square are the black-brimmed hat wearing tour guides for The Plantation Carriage Company.

The first time I heard one of their persistently, perky guides say this to a cart full of gawkers, I raised an eyebrow. The second time I heard this, I made a face. The third, I intentionally made eye contact with some of the tourists and shook my head no. I have chosen this last option for each subsequent misspeak by these seemingly well-intentioned, albeit misinformed, guides.

Thank you. That is all.