Bethesda Home for Boys (Savannah, Ga.)
Variant namesThe Bethesda Home for Boys was founded in Savannah, Georgia, in 1740, by Reverend George Whitefield. It suffered three fires before it was sold (1805) and rebuilt (1854) on land donated by the Union Society. It has been known as "Whitefield's House of Mercy," the Orphan House Estate, Bethesda College, the Bethesda Orphan House (1902), Bethesda Orphan Asylum, the Bethesda School for Boys, and Bethesda Orphanage. Ole W. Burroughs was the school's director, 1915-1945. A Mr. Quarterman was superintendent, 1871-1876.
From the description of Bethesda Home for Boys (Savannah, Ga.) records, 1871-1976 (bulk 1915-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123379625
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| associatedWith | Bragg, Lillian Chaplin, 1895-1967. | person |
| associatedWith | Burroughs, Ole W. | person |
| associatedWith | Central of Georgia Railway. Agriculture Dept. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cosmos Club (Washington, D.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Fayrweather, Samuel, 1725-1781. | person |
| associatedWith | Georgia Historical Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Georgia Writers' Project. Savannah Unit. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lawton, Ella Beckwith, 1860-1949. | person |
| associatedWith | National Association of Rotary Clubs of America. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rotary Club of Savannah (Ga.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | South Georgia Teachers College. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Whitefield, George, 1714-1770. | person |
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| Georgia--Savannah | |||
| Savannah (Ga.) | |||
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| Education |
| Orphanages |
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