Lennox Avenue

Lennox Avenue is the longest road through much of Greenville and Savannah. It is comparable to New York City's Broadway in its usefulness as the main thoroughfare through many areas. It could perhaps be the oldest road still used today.

History
In 1542, Marcolantos Espanos and John Alan Lennox sailed from Hispania to the New World. He landed at what is now Lennox Harbor / Lennox Landing, after spotting a Native American village on the shore. They were friendly, and pronounced their tribal name, "Screshey", as such they were named. Espanos stayed in the village, building new, better homes for them while Lennox traveled a path from the village. The path was long and had many villages. When he finally reached the end, he was in what is now Birmingham, Alabama. This took him 25 days. On his way back, he traveled some other trails so it took 48 days to get back. By then, Espanos and his crew had built 18 good homes. It is believed that the tribe integrated with the explorers, as the village remains today as Lennox Landing.

In 1765, the Native American village was as advanced as European cities; as such, explorers named it on maps as a settlement. When it was found to be simply a Native American village, helped by many explorers over the years, it was kept on the maps and the Trail was paved. When it was paved, it was named Lennox Road, which became Avenue in most populated areas.

Based on carbon-dating of soil layers of the road, it is estimated that it was built around 950 AD.

Certain sections are open as parks and bypassed by the Coastal Boulevard.

Georgia State Route 4
Georgia Route 4 is routed into Lennox Avenue for all of its length. In 1965, it used to run as a narrow road. But in 2014, it was rerouted onto Lennox Avenue, after Old M.L.K Jr Blvd was renamed.