Savannah and the Slave Trade

Though Georgia's founders first banned slavery, Savannah grew into a major port of the Atlantic slave trade until the state outlawed African importation in 1798; countless enslaved Africans passed through its harbor.

Savannah and the Slave Trade is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 2009. 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 32.0818, -81.0910 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Savannah Waterfront (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jewish Colonists, Savannah in the American Revolution, and Gen. Oglethorpe's Landing.

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