The applicant is requesting approval from City Council to install a 42”x 38” cast aluminum double-sided roadside historical marker in Dixon Park at the public right-of-way intersection of East Broad Street and East Henry Street to commemorate suffragist and community leader, Mamie George Williams.

The proposed marker is to read as follows:

Mamie George Williams, a life-long resident of Savannah, lived and worked near here. A political and civic leader, Williams volunteered for many organizations, including the Red Cross, the Girl Scouts, and the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs. A suffragist, she organized voter campaigns and registered African American women to vote following passage of the 19th Amendment. Nonetheless, African Americans were denied full voting rights, due to Jim Crow laws. In 1924, Williams became the first woman from Georgia and the first African American woman in the nation to serve on the Republican National Committee. A community leader, she led fundraising efforts for a home in Macon for African American girls and served as vice president of Carver State Bank. She worked with the African American Girl Scouts, financially assisting with establishing their Log Cabin Camp in Hancock County.
Erected by the Georgia Historical Society, the League of Women’s Voters, Coastal Georgia, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.- Savannah Alumnae Chapter, and The Savannah Tribune

File No. 22-006000

The Historic Site and Monument Commission recommends approval to the Savannah City Council to install a historical marker in Dixon Park near the intersection of East Henry Street and Java Place with the following condition because the proposed work otherwise meets the Master Plan and Guidelines:

1. Provide confirmation from the appropriate City Departments that the location is clear of any utilities before installation.