United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983Lockley, Timothy J.2004-05-25Encyclopedia 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.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Orphanages--Georgia--SavannahBethesda Home for Boys (Savannah, Ga.)BethesdaText