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Waving Girl

+1 (912) 233-8411
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E River St
Savannah, GA 31401
+1 (912) 233-8411
http://en.wikipedia.org

The Waving Girl Monument in Savannah, Georgia commemorates Florence Martus, known as the Waving Girl, who greeted ships entering and leaving the Port of Savannah from 1887 to 1931. Martus waved a handkerchief by day and a lantern by night from her home on Elba Island, ensuring no ship was missed during her 44 years of watch.

Legend has it that Martus greeted ships out of love for a sailor who never returned, and sailors would bring her gifts. Her legacy lives on through the Liberty ship SS Florence Martus and the Savannah Belles Ferry, named in her honor, as well as the Waving Girl historical marker near Fort Pulaski.

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