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In 1828, construction began on the Savannah-Ogeechee Canal, a 16.5-mile (26.6 km) canal connecting the Ogeechee River to the southwest (near present-day Richmond Hill) and the Savannah River, slightly to the west of Savannah's newly established riverfront. The canal was completed in 1831, directing the resources of Georgia's south-central ...
Savannah (/ s ə ˈ v æ n ə / sə-VAN-ə) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County.Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. [6]
2017 – All of Savannah and Chatham County east of I95 evacuated due to the impact of Hurricane Irma. [48] 2018 Savannah Law School closed. [49] City and county police merger ends, separating the two agencies. [50] Roy Minter sworn in as new police chief of Savannah Police Department. [51] 2022 – Population: 147,780 (+11,494 since 2010) [52]
A New Jersey resident, Roots was in Savannah this weekend for a series of commemorations marking 165 years since the sale, which took place on March 2-3, 1859. She traveled 12 hours for the events ...
Sherman's March to the Sea (also known as the Savannah campaign or simply Sherman's March) was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864, by William Tecumseh Sherman, major general of the Union Army.
The goal is to tell a "more complete" story of Savannah's history within the update to the National Historic Landmark District designation.
The Capture of Savannah (also known as the First Battle of Savannah and the Battle of Brewton Hill [3] [4]) was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on December 29, 1778. It pitted an American garrison of Continental Army and militia units against a British invasion force commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell .
The siege of Savannah or the second battle of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in 1779. The year before, the city of Savannah, Georgia , had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell .