Did Lafayette deliver a speech in French from the balcony of the Owens-Thomas House?
Myth: The French general and nobleman, Marquis de La Fayette, delivered a lengthy speech, in French, from the house's balcony during hi...
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When did the last Civil War widow die?
Dec. 16, 2020. Yes, you read that correctly -- 2020! During the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic, a Civil War widow was alive.So, you...
14
May
Has the Olde Pink House always been pink?
Myth: The Pink House restaurant, a favorite of tourists, is pink because it is made of bricks, which over the years have bled and given...
14
May
Did Union Gen. William T. Sherman spare Savannah because it was too pretty to destroy?
Myth: More than a few tour guides tell their guests Sherman, who led the destructive March to the Sea military campaign through Georgia...
14
May
Is the Savannah Theatre the oldest in the nation?
Myth: The theater is the oldest continuously operating theater in the United States.Truth: There has been a theater on the corner o...
14
May
Did George Washington sleep at the Lachlan McIntosh House?
Myth: Washington, who had been President for two years when he visited Georgia for the first time in May 1791, slept in the Lachlan McI...
14
May
Was the grassy area adjacent to Colonial Park Cemetery a dueling ground?
Myth: The large, grassy rectangle just south of Colonial Park Cemetery was a dueling ground.Truth: No, it wasn't a dueling ground, ...
14
May
Did Juliette Gordon Low really have a ticket to ride the RMS Titanic?
Myth: Savannahian Juliette Gordon Low, who founded the Girl Scouts of America, had a ticket to ride the Titanic on its maiden voyage, b...