27 Facts About Savannah Georgia

Downtown Savannah Georgia largely retains the original town plan prescribed by founder James Oglethorpe .

Savannah Georgia was the host city for the sailing competitions during the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta.

The city of Savannah was founded on that date, along with the colony of Georgia.

Savannah Georgia was named for the Savannah Georgia River, which probably derives from variant names for the Shawnee, a Native American people who migrated to the river in the 1680s.

Savannah Georgia is prone to flooding, due to abundant rainfall, an elevation at just above sea level, and the shape of the coastline, which poses a greater surge risk during hurricanes.

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Seasonally, Savannah Georgia tends to have hot and humid summers with frequent thunderstorms that develop in the warm and tropical air masses, which are common.

Winters in Savannah Georgia are mild and sunny with average daily high temperatures of 61.

Savannah Georgia is at risk for hurricanes, particularly of the Cape Verde type of storms that take place during the peak of the season.

Savannah Georgia was seldom affected by hurricanes during the 20th century, with one exception of being hit by Hurricane David in 1979.

Savannah Georgia was most recently affected by an active 2016 hurricane season, including Hurricane Matthew, and was brushed by Hurricane Irma in 2017.

Savannah Georgia's port has always been a mainstay of the city's economy.

Years, Savannah Georgia was the home of Union Camp, which housed the world's largest paper mill.

Savannah Georgia is home to the Gulfstream Aerospace company, maker of private jets, as well as various other large industrial interests.

Between 2009 and 2017, Savannah Georgia was North America's fourth-largest port for shipping container traffic.

Beyond its architectural significance as being the nation's largest, historically restored urban area, the city of Savannah Georgia has a rich and growing performing arts scene, offering cultural events throughout the year.

Tybee Island, formerly known as "Savannah Georgia Beach", is the site of the Tybee Island Light Station, the first lighthouse on the southern Atlantic coast.

Savannah Georgia has consistently been named one of "America's Favorite Cities" by Travel + Leisure.

Savannah Georgia was named as America's second-best city for "Cool Buildings and Architecture, " behind only Chicago.

Savannah Georgia is noted for its 22 squares, small parks arranged along five historic streets running north to south.

Colonial Park Cemetery was the city's principal burial ground for much of the eighteenth century, when Savannah Georgia was a British colony.

Also located in Savannah Georgia are the Mordecai Sheftall Cemetery and the Levi Sheftall Family Cemetery, which both date back to the second half of the eighteenth century.

Savannah Technical College, a two-year technical institution and the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, a marine science research institute of the University of Georgia located on the northern end of Skidaway Island, offer educational programs as well.

Savannah Georgia is the location of Ralston College, a liberal arts college founded in 2010.

Savannah Georgia is home to most of the schools in the Chatham County school district, the Savannah Georgia-Chatham County Public Schools.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center of Savannah Georgia is a part of Savannah Georgia-Chatham County Public Schools.

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Savannah Georgia-Chatham has recorded between 20 and 25 homicides each year since 2005.

In 2007, Savannah Georgia-Chatham recorded a sharp increase in home burglaries but a sharp decrease in larcenies from parked automobiles.