Inside Juliette Gordon Low House in Savannah, Georgia
Juliette Gordon Low Historic District consists of three buildings - the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace also known as Wayne-Gordon House, First Girl Scout Headquarters which was the carriage house for the Andrew Low House, converted for use by the Girl Scouts in May - June 1912, and the Andrew Low House, is a site in Savannah, Georgia significant for its association with Juliette Gordon Low and the founding of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
The district includes the Wayne-Gordon House at 10 Oglethorpe Avenue, East, which is also known as Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, the First Girl Scout Headquarters (Andrew Low Carriage House) at 330 Drayton Street and the Andrew Low House at 329 Abercorn Street.
The Birthplace was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1965. the initial designation included the First Girl Scout Headquarters. the Andrew Low House was later added to the designation creating the Juliette Gordon Low Landmark District.[2][3]
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Tagalongs Crispy cookies layered with peanut butter and covered with a chocolaty coating.
Do-si-dos Crunchy oatmeal sandwich cookie with creamy peanut butter filling.
Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as simply Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad.[2] Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, it was organized after Low met Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, in 1911.[3] Upon returning to Savannah, Georgia, she telephoned a distant cousin, saying, I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight![4]
Girl Scouts prepares girls to empower themselves and promotes compassion, courage, confidence, character, leadership, entrepreneurship, and active citizenship through activities involving camping, community service, learning first aid, and earning badges by acquiring practical skills. Girl Scouts' achievements are recognized with various special awards, including the Girl Scout Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards.
Girl Scout membership is organized according to grade, with activities designed for each level. GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and accepts girls of all backgrounds.
A 1994 Chronicle of Philanthropy poll showed Girl Scouts ranked by the public as the eighth most popular charity/non-profit in America among more than 100 charities.[5][6] It describes itself as the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls.[7]
The Girl Guides of America in 1913 changed its name to Girl Scouts of the United States and moved its headquarters to Washington, DC.[10] In 1915 the organization was incorporated[11] and the national headquarters was moved to New York City.[10] The name reached its current form, Girl Scouts of the United States of America, in 1947. The organization was given a congressional charter on March 16, 1950.
GSUSA started with 18 members. Within months, members were hiking through the woods in knee-length blue uniforms, playing basketball on a curtained-off court, and going on camping trips. In 1916, Low established an aviation badge—even before women could vote. By 1920, there were nearly 70,000 members.[12] By 1923 the organization had branches in every state in the union, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, and a total membership of 125,738.[11] In 1930 it had over 200,000. In 2013 there were over 3.2 million Girl Scouts: 2.3 million girl members and 890,000 adult members in the United States.[12] More than 50 million American women have participated in Girl Scouts. Through its membership in WAGGGS, GSUSA girls and adults are among over 10 million members in 146 countries.[12]
The names and ages of the levels and the larger structure of the program have changed significantly over time. In 1923 Girl Scouts were organized into patrols, troops, local councils, and the National Council.[11] Troops were initially fairly independent before joining together into small councils, which recently merged to form larger councils. Today there are over 100 councils across the U.S.[12]
The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, located in Savannah, Georgia, in the former Gordon family home, became the national Girl Scout program center in 1956.[13] It provides tours to thousands of Girl Scouts yearly. Upon Low's death in 1927, she willed her carriage house, which would eventually become The Girl Scout First Headquarters, to the local Savannah Girl Scouts for continued use.[14] In 1923 national headquarters was located at 189 Lexington Avenue, New York.[11]
Juliette Gordon Low House, Savannah, Georgia
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Girl Scouts of the United States of America , commonly referred to as simply Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, it was organized after Low met Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, in 1911. Upon returning to Savannah, Georgia, she telephoned a distant cousin, saying, I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight! Girl Scouts prepares girls to empower themselves and promotes compassion, courage, confidence, character, leadership, entrepreneurship, and active citizenship through activities involving camping, community service, learning first aid, and earning badges by acquiring practical skills. Girl Scouts' achievements are recognized with various special awards, including the Girl Scout Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards. Girl Scout membership is organized according to grade, with activities desig...
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Andrew Low - A Savannah Story | GPB documentaries
A GPB Emmy award-winning documentary.
Andrew Low was a plucky 16 year-old Scotsman who came to Savannah seeking his fortune in the late 1820s. He became involved in one of the key import/export businesses of the day – that of buying and sellingc. By 1847 he was a rich man with a beautiful wife, two daughters and a young son. Low commissioned the renowned architect John Norris to design a stylish mansion for his young family, but before they could move in, Low’s wife and son died suddenly. Low moved into the house in 1849 as a devastated single parent with his two daughters. He married again five years later and produced more children including a son and heir, William Mackey Low. The house was filled with children, dogs and many distinguished guests who were friends of Andrew Low, including Gen. Robert E. Lee and the British author William Makepeace Thackeray.
Were it not for the great old Savannah house bearing his name, Andrew Low would largely be forgotten today, more than 120 years after his death. But Andrew Low and the people connected to him were key players in our nation’s history. Prominent among them was his daughter-in-law Juliette Gordon Low, who founded the Girl Scouts of the USA in the parlor of the stately home. She died there in 1927 and the house was purchased by the National Society for the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia. The home was lovingly restored to its former grandeur and has been open to the public since 1952.
The Andrew Low house is said to be haunted by ghosts. Its long-time housekeeper often smelled a strange, sweet perfume on the grand staircase. There have been sightings of men dressed in old-fashioned clothes, of a rocking chair moving with no one in it, of an old woman lying on her deathbed. Andrew Low: A Savannah Story takes us back to another time, where we meet the fascinating people who inhabited the fabled house on Savannah’s picturesque Lafayette Square. And their ghosts are still with us today.
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Tybee Island - Tybee means salt to Native Americans, but the name of this resort now brings to mind words such as sun, surf and fun.
Located 18 miles east of Savannah, this small barrier island boasts a wide, 3-mile long beach thats backed by sea oat-covered sand dunes and is perfect for sunbathing, people-watching and frolicking in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.
The islands south-end pier and pavilion is a splendid venue for strolling above the ocean, people watching and fishing.
Tybee Island Light Station - Ordered by General James Oglethorpe, Governor of the 13th colony, in 1732, the Tybee Island Light Station has been guiding mariners safe entrance into the Savannah River for over 270 years.
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Savannah was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia.
Savannah attracts millions of visitors, who enjoy the city's architecture and historic buildings: the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts of the US), the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (one of the South's first public museums), the First African Baptist Church , Temple Mickve Israel (the 3rd-oldest synagogue in America), and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex.
Today, Savannah's downtown area, the Savannah Historic District, is one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the US.
It is the primary port on the Savannah River and is located along the U.S. Intracoastal Waterway.
Due to its proximity to the coast, Savannah experiences milder winters and cooler summers than the Georgia interior.
A container ship leaves the Port of Savannah after passing under the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge and proceeding down the Savannah River past the Savannah Historic District.
In the early years of U.S. history, goods produced in the New World had to pass through ports such as Savannah's before they could be shipped to England.
For years, Savannah was the home of Union Camp, which housed the world's largest paper mill. The plant is now owned by International Paper, and it remains one of Savannah's largest employers
In 2000, JCB, the third largest producer of construction equipment in the world and the leading manufacturer of backhoes and telescopic handlers, built its North American Headquarters in Savannah
General James Edward Oglethorpe, a philanthropist and a representative of King George II to the American colonies, was sent to create a buffer south of the Savannah River to protect the Carolinas from Spanish Florida and French Louisiana.
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00:01:52 1 History
00:04:13 2 Geography
00:05:30 2.1 Climate
00:08:51 2.2 Urban
00:08:59 2.2.1 Neighborhoods
00:09:27 2.2.2 Historic districts
00:09:53 3 Demographics
00:14:06 4 Government
00:14:53 4.1 Police, fire department, and Savannah-Chatham consolidation
00:16:32 4.2 State representation
00:16:47 5 Economy
00:19:14 6 Arts and culture
00:19:36 6.1 Books and literature
00:20:20 6.2 Dance
00:20:38 6.3 Music
00:22:07 6.4 Theater and performance
00:24:22 6.5 Visual and community arts
00:24:42 7 Points of interest
00:26:49 7.1 Squares
00:28:16 7.2 Historic churches and synagogues
00:30:26 7.3 Historic homes
00:30:58 7.4 Historic cemeteries
00:31:25 7.5 Historic forts
00:32:11 7.6 Other registered historic sites
00:33:43 7.7 Shopping
00:34:01 7.8 Other attractions
00:35:30 8 Sports and recreation
00:35:48 8.1 Professional sport teams
00:35:57 8.2 College teams
00:36:06 9 Education
00:39:21 10 Media
00:40:33 11 Infrastructure
00:40:42 11.1 Transportation
00:41:49 11.1.1 Interstates and major highways
00:44:10 12 Crime
00:46:55 13 Sister cities
00:47:09 14 Unincorporated suburbs of Savannah
00:47:42 15 See also
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Savannah () is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. A strategic port city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War, Savannah is today an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport. It is Georgia's fifth-largest city, with a 2017 estimated population of 146,444. The Savannah metropolitan area, Georgia's third largest, had an estimated population of 387,543 in 2017.Each year Savannah attracts millions of visitors to its cobblestone streets, parks, and notable historic buildings: the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA), the Georgia Historical Society (the oldest continually operating historical society in the South), the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (one of the South's first public museums), the First African Baptist Church (one of the oldest African-American Baptist congregations in the United States), Temple Mickve Israel (the third oldest synagogue in America), and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex (the oldest standing antebellum rail facility in America).Savannah's downtown area, which includes the Savannah Historic District, the Savannah Victorian Historic District, and 22 parklike squares, is one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the United States (designated by the U.S. government in 1966). Downtown Savannah largely retains the original town plan prescribed by founder James Oglethorpe (a design now known as the Oglethorpe Plan). Savannah was the host city for the sailing competitions during the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta.
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Juliette Gordon Low
00:00:47 1 Early life
00:02:21 1.1 Hobbies
00:03:06 1.2 Education
00:03:58 2 Personal life
00:04:07 2.1 Marriage
00:05:52 2.2 Separation
00:08:07 3 Girl Guides
00:09:26 3.1 Start of the American Girl Guides
00:11:50 4 American Girl Scouts
00:12:49 4.1 Renaming the organization
00:14:58 4.2 World War I
00:17:13 4.3 Expanding internationally
00:19:16 5 Breast cancer and death
00:21:02 6 Legacy
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Juliette Gordon Low (October 31, 1860 – January 17, 1927) was the founder of Girl Scouts of the USA. Inspired by the work of Lord Baden-Powell, founder of Boy Scouts, Juliette Low joined the Girl Guide movement in England, forming a group of Girl Guides in Great Britain in 1911.
In 1912 she returned to the United States, and established the first U.S. Girl Guide troop in Savannah, Georgia, that year. In 1915, the United States' Girl Guides became known as the Girl Scouts, and Juliette Gordon Low was the first president. She stayed active until the time of her death.
Her birthday, October 31, is commemorated by the Girl Scouts as Founder's Day.
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