Bethesda Home for Boys
Savannah, Georgia • Chatham County
Savannah, Georgia • Chatham County
Bethesda Home for Boys, located in Savannah, Georgia, is the oldest continuously operating orphanage in the United States. Founded in 1740 by George Whitefield, it initially served as a charity school and infirmary for children orphaned by disease and war.
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Community Planning And Development; Landscape Architecture; Architecture; Social History
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Architecture; Transportation
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Art; Architecture; Community Planning And Development; Other-ethnic; Landscape Architecture
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Architecture; Community Planning And Development; Black; Ethnic Heritage
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Commerce; Engineering; Transportation; Architecture
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Industry; Engineering; Transportation; Architecture
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Architecture; Agriculture
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