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Created by the legislature in 1945 to spur postwar trade, the Georgia Ports Authority developed Savannah and Brunswick into major terminals; the Port of Savannah is now among the busiest container ports in the nation.
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Georgia Ports Authority
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About this site
Georgia Ports Authority is a historical marker in Port Wentworth, Chatham County, erected in 2020. 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 32.1284, -81.1518 near Port Wentworth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fairlawn Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Battle Between Confederate Gunboats and Union Field Artillery, Indian Trading Post: Home of Mary Musgrove, and Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home.
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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