- Collection:
- Savannah Biographies
- Title:
- Florence Margaret Martus (1868-1943) Savannah's Waving Girl
- Creator:
- Summerlin, Lisa M.
- Date of Original:
- 1989-11-20
- Subject:
- Biography--Georgia--Savannah
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- biographies (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- The girl in the statue is Florence Margaret Martus who for forty-four years kept a vigil of the Savannah River, welcoming the ships to the port and waving them safely out to sea. She Humbly dedicated most of her life to this simple cause.
- Metadata URL:
- https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sav-bios-lane/210
- Holding Institution:
- Lane Library (Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus)
- Rights:
-
