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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Savannah Honors... Memorials in Savannah, Georgia

Savannah honors its past and special events with monuments.






The Waving Girl Statue
is on the eastern end
of River Street.







Florence Martus lived with her brother, George, the Cockspur Lighthouse keeper on Cockspur Island. Locals tell the story of Florence falling in love with a sailor who promised to return to her. According to legend, she waved at every ship entering the Savannah Harbor for over 40 years, waiting for her love to return to her.  It's estimated that Florence welcomed 50,000 ships to Savannah.







erected in Morell Park for
the 1996 Olympics.












Savannah honors its residents
of Irish descent with this
Celtic Cross in Emmet Park.






sits under a tree near
Emmet Park.

Jones is honored for his work
as the first president of the
Georgia Medical Society.











The bell from the City Exchange
hangs beneath the replica of
the Cupola from the City
Exchange, built in 1799.

It's located on Bay Street.











Oglethorpe Avenue memorializes
the first Jewish burial ground
in Savannah.













Savannah honors its musical
heritage with this statue of
songwriter Johnny Mercer
located in Ellis Square.








Ellis Square was torn up to make way for a parking garage in 1954.  After the lease expired, fifty years later, the city took over the property and rebuilt the "lost square."  An underground parking garage operates below the square.






is in the divider on
East Oglethorpe Avenue.

This bell was used as an
alarm for fires, for general
alarms & to announce
special event.







Visitors learn about Savannah's history as they stop and read the inscriptions on the city's landmarks.

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