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

Juliette Low

 
 
Juliette Low Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2008
1. Juliette Low Marker
Inscription.
Founder in the United States
of the Girl Scouts ---- 1912
"She gave the lead — she is not dead if we
but keep alive the spirit that was hers
    — Robert Baden Powell

 
Erected 1937 by Girl Scouts of America.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkFraternal or Sororal OrganizationsWomen. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
 
Location. 32° 4.39′ N, 81° 5.573′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in the Historic District - South. It is on Drayton St near E. Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, 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, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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
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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: Birthplace of Girl Scouting (here, next to this marker); First Girl Scout Headquarters in America (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonial Group, Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonial Dames House (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew Low House (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Musgrove (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marist Place (about 300 feet away); Sergeant Jasper (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.
 
Also see . . .  Juliette Gordon Low Biography. Girl Scouts website entry (Submitted on June 12, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.) 
 
Juliette Low Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
2. Juliette Low Marker
The rightmost plaque, on the Original Girl Scouts Headquarters on Drayton Street
Juliette Low Headquarters, repainted image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 29, 2009
3. Juliette Low Headquarters, repainted
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,705 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.   3. submitted on December 6, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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