Historical Marker

Savannah Plant Riverside

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 2020

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The Story

Savannah's first modern power plant, Riverside Station opened in 1912 with its landmark smokestacks and ran until 2005; it was reborn in 2020 as the JW Marriott Plant Riverside hotel.

About this site

Savannah Plant Riverside is a historical marker in Savannah, 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 32.0841, -81.0959 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Georgia Power (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument, John Ryan's Excelsior Bottle Works, and Ships That Carried the Name Savannah.

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

📍 32.0841, -81.0959 · Savannah, Chatham County

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