Named in 1837, Lafayette Ward and its square commemorate the Marquis de Lafayette, who visited Savannah to much fanfare in 1825 (and who died in 1834). Like Jasper and Pulaski wards, Lafayette Ward was developed incrementally. Only the northwestern tything was actually auctioned in 1837; lots in the remaining western half were sold beginning in 1839 and the eastern half in 1854. From 1801–1846, before the final laying-out of the ward, the city jail occupied what would become the northwestern trust lot.
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