FIRST - Steamship to Cross the Atlantic Ocean - Savannah, GA
N 32° 04.859 W 081° 05.477
17S E 491385 N 3549415
The SS Savannah was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. This tablet commemorating the event is located at the Bay St entrance to City Hall.
Waymark Code: WM3Z9Y
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2008
Views: 80
The tablet reads:
"This tablet commemorates the centenary of
the "Savannah"
The first steamship to cross the ocean
The idea of this enterprise originiated with William Scarborough and his associates, citizens of Savannah, and was financed by them.
The Savannah steamed out of this port on this great adventure for Liverpool on May 22, 1819 and arrived June 20, 1819
Francis Fickett, Builder, Moses Rogers, Captain"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 05/22/1819
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