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Chatham County
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Chatham County Places & Things Named for Politicians

The World War II Liberty ship SS A. Mitchell Palmer (built 1943 at Savannah; scrapped 1968) was named for A. Mitchell Palmer.     The World War II Liberty ship SS A. Frank Lever. (built 1943 at Savannah; scrapped 1968) was named for A. Frank Lever.     The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander R. Shepherd (built 1944 at Savannah; scrapped 1965) was named for Alexander R. Shepherd.     The World War II Liberty ship SS Jacob Sloat Fassett (built 1944 at Savannah; scrapped 1965) was named for J. Sloat Fassett.     The World War II Liberty ship SS James Swan (built 1944 at Savannah; sank 1952 in the Pacific Ocean) was named for James Swan.     The Talmadge Memorial Bridge (built 1953; rebuilt 1991), over the Savannah River in Savannah, is named for Eugene Talmadge.     The World War II Liberty ship SS Francis S. Bartow (built 1944 at Savannah; scrapped 1971) was named for Francis S. Bartow.     The World War II Liberty ship SS George Walton (built 1942-43 at Savannah; burned and sank in the North Pacific Ocean 1951) was named for George Walton.     The World War II Liberty ship SS John C. Breckinridge (built 1943 at Savannah; scrapped 1960) was named for John C. Breckinridge.     The World War II Liberty ship SS George Handley (built 1942 at Savannah; scrapped 1964) was named for George Handley.     The World War II Liberty ship SS James H. Price (built 1944 at Savannah; scrapped 1964) was named for James H. Price.     The World War II Liberty ship SS John Milledge (built 1942-43 at Savannah; scrapped 1965) was named for John Milledge.     The World War II Liberty ship SS Hoke Smith (built 1943 at Savannah; scrapped 1967) was named for M. Hoke Smith.     The World War II Liberty ship SS John E. Ward (built 1943 at Savannah; scrapped 1970) was named for John E. Ward.     The World War II Liberty ship SS James Jackson (built 1942 at Savannah; scrapped 1973) was named for James Jackson.     The World War II Liberty ship SS John A. Treutlen (built 1944 at Savannah; torpedoed and wrecked in the English Channel 1944; beached and scrapped) was named for John A. Treutlen.

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