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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM388_former-home-of-henry-r-jackson_Savannah-GA.html
This building, now the quarters of a private Club, was erected in 1857 for Edmund Molyneux, British consul at Savannah, and served as his residence and as the Consulate until Molyneux's return to England in 1863. In 1865 the Molyneux house was app…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM377_first-girl-scout-headquarters-in-america_Savannah-GA.html
The house adjacent to this building was the home of Juliette Gordon Low at the time she founded Girl Scouting in the United States, March 12, 1912. Formerly the carriage-house and stable of the Low mansion, this building became that year the first…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM376_birthplace-of-juliette-gordon-low_Savannah-GA.html
(Top):Birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low Founder of Girl Scouts In The United StatesOwned and Operated By The Girl Scouts Of The U.S.A. (Bottom):The Juliette Gordon LowbirthplaceHas Been Designated A NationalHistiric Landmark This Site Possesses…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM375_birthplace-of-juliette-low_Savannah-GA.html
In the house that stands opposite this marker, Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, was born, October 31, 1860. It was her girlhood home until her marriage there in 1886 to William Low, an Englishman, th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM36Y_james-moore-wayne-1790-1867_Savannah-GA.html
The residence opposite this site, known as the Gordon House, was built between 1819-1821. A fine example of Regency architecture, it was designed by the eminent architect, William Jay. The third story and side porch were later added. The house …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM36X_evacuation-of-savannah_Savannah-GA.html
On Dec. 14, 1864, Fort McAllister (CS) having fallen the day before, opening the Great Ogeechee River to Union shipping and rendering Savannah untenable, Lt. Gen. W. J. Hardee, CSA, decided to evacuate the city to save it from a destructive bombar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM36S_savannah-city-hall_Savannah-GA.html
City Hall is the first building constructed by the citizens of Savannah expressly and exclusively to serve as the seat of municipal government. Opened on January 2, 1906 it has served continuously in this role since that date. City Hall was preced…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM36R_1996-olympic-yachting-cauldron_Savannah-GA.html
This cauldron was lit with the original Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece at the Savannah Opening Ceremony, July 20, 1996, and burned throughout the Centennial Olympic Games in Savannah, Georgia, site of the Olympic Yachtingevents. The five flute…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM36D_joseph-vallence-bevan-1798-1830_Savannah-GA.html
Georgia's First Official HistorianThere was "None, No None!" reads the epitaph on this tomb."Against Whose Name the Recording Angel Would More Reluctantly Have Written Down Condemnation." Born at Dublin, Ireland.son of a Georgia planter, Joseph…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM361_savannah-historic-district_Savannah-GA.html
has been designated a REGISTERED NATIONALHISTORICAL LANDMARKUnder the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States.