Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Julia Denise Backus Smith

Savannah's Fastest Female Runner Marathoner:

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 12, 2022

1. Julia Denise Backus Smith Monument

Inscription.
(front) Julia Denise Backus Smith
August 12, 1946
December 22, 2003
Humble, brave, beautiful, determined,
deep in her fauith,
Julie served her fellow man
regardless of race, walk or worth.
Julie was her family's "rock"
She's sorely missed, dearly cherished.

(rear) Savannah's fastest female runner
marathoner:
Twenty-one races
Two mountain ones
Last marathon at age fifty-five

Always, setting her goals high
Julie excelled in each endeavor

Educator, County Commissioner
Telfair Museum trustee
Historic Savannah guide advocate
Trail blazer AAU swimmer
Sail enthusiast, beauty queen

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Sports • Women.

Location. 32° 2.625′ N, 81° 2.811′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It can be reached from Greenwich Road east of Bonaventure Road when traveling east. Located in Bonaventure Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 330 Bonaventure Rd, Savannah GA 31404, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sacred to the Memory of Veterans of World Wars (about 500 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); American Legion Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Little Gracie (about 600 feet away); Fred Wessels, Senior (about 800 feet away); The Old Bonaventure Waterworks and Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); The History of Victor B. Jenkins Jr. Memorial Boys Club (approx. 0.2 miles away); John S. Banks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colonials at Bonaventure (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.

Savannah's Fastest Female Runner image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 12, 2022

2. Savannah's Fastest Female Runner

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 12, 2022

3. Julia Denise Backus Smith Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,479 times since then and 156 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.