A light for others any way we can, story of Flora, Savannah - Georgia

After hours and hours in boat you will love taking a leisurely stroll through downtown Savannah.

There are 22 parks like square in the city, cover with big trees..

Picturepostcard scenes that lurk around every corner

You will see one of the squares (parks) in the movie: Forest Gump

If you tired strolling, here are option for you:

Trolley bus or..

Carriage or..

Savannah Slow Ride...

Girl Scouts of America founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912. Today, the Girl Scouts is the largest educational organization for girls in thec world.

Here is the Famous Bronze Statue: The Waving Girl, Flora Martus

(She lived on Elba Isle near Savannah, in the early 1900s. She, her brother and her father were the lighthouse keepers there.

Flora loved watching the ships pass back and forth, but the life of a lighthouse keeper is a lonely one. Her father comforted her with the idea that she would always be a light for others. For more that 60 years, Flora Martus happily waved to the passing ships, which her nearest neighbours.

It became a tradition for passing ships to honk their horns or blow their whistles at the girl and then she waving from the lighthouse. For Flora 70 birthday, Savannah honored its beloved waving girl by throwing a party for 3000 people. A bronze statue in her honor was erected on the south end of River Street, in 1971. By Author J.B Nicholas))

Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter and singer, born in Savannah. He is best known as a lyricist, but he also composed music. He wrote lyrics to more than fifteen hundred songs, including compositions for movies and Broadway shows. Mercer was also a co-founder of Capitol Records.

 

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