Historical Marker

Central Railroad & Bank Bldg.

Savannah · Chatham County

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The Story

Savannah businessmen chartered the Central Rail Road in 1833 and added banking privileges in 1835 to attract investment, building a line that reached Macon by 1843 and made Savannah a cotton-shipping rival to Charleston.

About this site

Central Railroad & Bank Bldg. is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County. 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 32.0807, -81.0907 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is U.S. Customhouse (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Savannah City Hall, Southern States Phosphate and Fertilizer Company, and Charles Blaney Cluskey.

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

📍 32.0807, -81.0907 · Savannah, Chatham County

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