2 entries match your criteria.
Related Historical Markers
By Brian Scott, April 21, 2005
William Scarbrough Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-44 — William Scarbrough — Promoter of the First Transatlantic Steamship —  |
| William Scarbrough (1776-1838) was the moving force among the enterprising business men of Savannah who in 1819 sent the first steamship across the Atlantic Ocean. The corporate charter which Scarbrough and his associates obtained from the Georgia . . . — — Map (db m5385) HM | |||
| 2 ► Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — 025-3 — SS Savannah and SS John Randolph — |
| The first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, the SS SAVANNAH, sailed from this harbor on May 22, 1819 and reached Liverpool 27 days later. The anniversary of her sailing, May 22, is celebrated as National Maritime Day. Captain Moses Rogers was . . . — — Map (db m4934) HM | |||