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By Mike Stroud, September 11, 2011
SS Savannah and SS John Randolph Marker
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| | 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 |
| | 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 |
Apr. 25, 2024