- Savannah is Georgia’s oldest city, founded by James Oglethorpe in 1733 on the Savannah River.
- It served as the capital of the colonial Province of Georgia and later the first state capital.
- A strategic port in the American Revolution and the Civil War, it remains an industrial hub and key Atlantic seaport.
- The city’s population was more than 147,000 in 2020, making it the largest in Coastal Georgia and the fifth-largest in Georgia.
- Millions visit annually for cobblestone streets, leafy squares, and the downtown’s Historic and Victorian districts, which were planned under Oglethorpe with 22 squares.
