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Bronze statue by Felix de Weldon (sculptor of the Iwo Jima Memorial) honoring Florence Martus, who greeted every ship entering and leaving Savannah harbor for 44 years (1887-1931) by waving a cloth by day and a lantern by night. Her devotion has never been fully explained — legend says she was waiting for a sailor who never returned.
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Waving Girl Statuemonument
Bronze statue by Felix de Weldon (sculptor of the Iwo Jima Memorial) honoring Florence Martus, who greeted every ship entering and leaving Savannah harbor for 44 years (1887-1931) by waving a cloth by day and a lantern…
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