Historic District - North in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Rotary Club of Savannah
Service above Self
Photographed By David Seibert, January 19, 2015
1. The Rotary Club of Savannah Marker
Inscription.
The Rotary Club of Savannah. Service above Self. On January 5, 1914, the Rotary Club of Savannah met for the first time at the DeSoto Hotel. Founded by John S. Banks and a group of local businessmen, this was the second Rotary club established in Georgia. The nation’s first service club, Rotary began in Chicago in 1905 and promotes community and economic development projects at home and abroad. The Savannah club sponsored the formation of eight others around the state. Together, they championed local and regional developments including completing the road to Tybee Island, improving the Savannah River for commercial traffic, enhancing the Dixie Highway system in southeast Georgia, and building bridges over the Savannah and Altamaha Rivers. Furthering the goals of Rotary International, the club has also supported wartime relief efforts, student scholarships, polio eradication and other global health initiatives, and student scholarships.
On January 5, 1914, the Rotary Club of Savannah met for the first time at the DeSoto Hotel. Founded by John S. Banks and a group of local businessmen, this was the second Rotary club established in Georgia. The nation’s first service club, Rotary began in Chicago in 1905 and promotes community and economic development projects at home and abroad. The Savannah club sponsored the formation of eight others around the state. Together, they championed local and regional developments including completing the road to Tybee Island, improving the Savannah River for commercial traffic, enhancing the Dixie Highway system in southeast Georgia, and building bridges over the Savannah and Altamaha Rivers. Furthering the goals of Rotary International, the club has also supported wartime relief efforts, student scholarships, polio eradication and other global health initiatives, and student scholarships.
Erected 2013 by The Georgia Historical Society and the Rotary Club of Savannah. (Marker Number 25-44.)
is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in the Historic District - North. Marker is at the intersection of Liberty Street and Bull Street, in the median on Liberty Street. The marker stands on the east side of the Liberty Street intersection with Bull Street, in front of the DeSoto Hilton Hotel. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 East Liberty Street, Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.
