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Once an illegal teacher of Black children, Mother Mathilda Beasley studied as a nun in England, then returned to found an orphanage for African American girls and, in 1889, Georgia's first community of Black Catholic sisters.
Historical Marker
Mother Mathilda Beasley, O.S.F.
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About this site
Mother Mathilda Beasley, O.S.F. is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1988. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0602, -81.0992 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lawton Memorial (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Memorial Gardens, The Georgia Infirmary, and Savannah Pharmacy and Fonvielle Office Building.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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