Waving Girl Statue
Savannah, GA | 92 Miles
Image: Wikipedia
For more than 40 years, a woman named Florence Martus personified the phrase “Southern hospitality.” Between 1887 and 1931, Ms. Martus reportedly greeted each and every ship entering the Port of Savannah—estimated at more than 50,000 vessels—by waving a handkerchief (by day) or a lantern (by night) from the shoreline. No doubt her arms became very tired.
Today, a 9-foot-tall bronze statue of a waving Florence Martus and her loyal collie, by the sculptor Felix de Weldon, graces Savannah’s riverfront.
Originally published in 2022.
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