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Between the years of 1868 to 1943, Florence Martus
was widely known to Savannahians and sailors of the sea as The Waving Girl. The story goes that she lived in a cottage along
the river with her brother, George, and her devoted and best friend, her collie. Life was lonely for the young maiden, and
she spent her time waving a handkerchief to the passing sailors, who in return, waved back, or blew their horn. She continued
her waving tradition for 44 solid years. There is a lot of unsubstantiated speculation about Florence having fallen in
love with a sailor who never returned to Savannah. The facts, however, about why she started and continued the waving tradition
for so many years remain a mystery. On September 27, 1943, the SS Florence Martus, a Liberty ship, was christened in
her honor.
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