Historical Marker

1996 Olympic Yachting Cauldron

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1996

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The Story

Savannah hosted the sailing events of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics on Wassaw Sound; this cauldron commemorates the city's role as Olympic host for yachting competition.

About this site

1996 Olympic Yachting Cauldron is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1996. 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 32.0799, -81.0838 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crossing the Savannah (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Native Americans on the Georgia Coast, “Liberty” 1775, and Ironclads and Gunboats of the Savannah River Squadron.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.0799, -81.0838 · Savannah, Chatham County
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