Savannah River Plantations

Along this stretch of the Savannah River lay great rice plantations worked by enslaved labor; several, including Mulberry Grove, were burned during the December 1864 Union siege, ending the area's large-scale rice culture.

Savannah River Plantations is a historical marker in Port Wentworth, 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 32.1644, -81.1567 near Port Wentworth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Atlantic Coastal Highway Through Georgia (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Battle Between Confederate Gunboats and Union Field Artillery, Indian Trading Post: Home of Mary Musgrove, and Cherokee Hill Cemetery.

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