- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Bethesda
- Creator:
- Lockley, Timothy J.
- Date of Original:
- 2004-05-25
- Subject:
- Orphanages--Georgia--Savannah
Bethesda Home for Boys (Savannah, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Bethesda Orphanage in Savannah, Georgia. Bethesda, or "House of Mercy," was the name given to the orphanage founded near Savannah by the evangelist George Whitefield in 1740. Its significance rests partly with the close association it had with Whitefield but also on the pioneering role it played in the care of orphan children in Georgia.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/bethesda/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Bethesda," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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