SS Savannah and SS John Randolph

Savannah owners outfitted the SS Savannah, which in 1819 became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic; the SS John Randolph, assembled here in 1834, was among America's first successful iron steamboats.

SS Savannah and SS John Randolph is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1952. 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 32.0824, -81.0930 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is William Bartram Trail (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Settlement of Savannah, Ships That Carried the Name Savannah, and Joel Chandler Harris in Savannah.

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