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The Waving Girl
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By Mike Stroud, January 2008 | |
| | | 1. The Waving Girl Marker | | Located at Fort Pulaski Parking Lot | | |
Inscription. For 44 years, Florence Martus (1868-1943) lived on nearby Elba Island with her brother, the lighthouse keeper, and no ship arrived for Savannah or departed from 1887 to 1931 without her waving a handkerchief by day or a lantern by night. Throughout the years, the vessels in return watched for and saluted this quiet little woman. Few people ever met her yet she became the source of romantic legends when the story of her faithful greetings was told in ports all over the world. After her retirement the Propeller Club of Savannah, in honor of her seventieth birthday, sponsored a celebration on Cockspur Island. A Liberty ship, built in Savannah in 1943, was named for her.
Erected 1958 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 025-65.)
Location. 32° 1.646′ N, 80° 53.558′ W. Marker is in Tybee Island, Georgia, in Chatham County. Marker can be reached from Islands Expressway (U.S. 80). Click for map. At Fort Pulaski, near Visitor Center Parking lot. Marker is in this post office area: Tybee Island GA 31328, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cisterns of the Construction Village (here, next to this marker); Cockspur Island Lighthouse (a few steps from this marker); History of Emancipation: (a few steps from this marker); John Wesley (1703-1791) (within shouting distance of this marker); Burial Sites of Immortal 600 (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); A Changing Landscape (about 400 feet away); German Volunteers (about 500 feet away); Moat Feeder Canal (about 600 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Tybee Island.| | | | 
By Mike Stroud | |
| | | 2. The Waving Girl Marker seen along Fort Pulaski Driveway to parking lot | | |
Regarding The Waving Girl. Statue in Savannah located E. River Street near Broad St., waterside [32.08003, -81.08414].
Also see . . . Florance Martus. Wikipedia's entry...Many legends exist about this woman including .... (Submitted on January 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
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By Mike Stroud, August 2004 | |
| | | 3. The Waving Girl Statue, in Savannah | | Erected in Morrell Park on the riverfront in Savannah, Georgia. | | |
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By Mike Stroud, July 1994 | |
| | | 4. Florance Martus waving a handkerchief by day or a lantern by night | | |
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By Mike Stroud, February 2008 | |
| | | 5. The Waving Girl in action | | |
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By Mike Stroud | |
| | | 6. The Waving Girl Marker near Fort Pulaski Visitor Center | | |
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By Mike Stroud | |
| | | 7. The Waving Girl Marker, at Fort Pulaski Parking lot | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on January 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,722 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on January 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on July 7, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on January 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on February 20, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6, 7. submitted on July 7, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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