Port Wentworth

Port Wentworth is a small city in the Chatham County of Georgia, USA. In the year 2000 this city had a population of 3,276 and the total area of the city measured 16.5 square miles.

Though small in size, the city is deeply rooted in tradition and history dating back to 1733. While the city was incorporated only in 1957 the history goes back to 1733 when the first settlers in Trust Colony of Georgia and native Indian tribes paved way for the plantations extending from the Savannah River and the consequent development of an industrial complex which constitutes the modern day city and its neighborhoods. When you consider travel deals to Savannah GA, you should ensure that Port Wentworth is included in your deal.

When you consider the achievements of Port Wentworth, its size is perhaps deceptive. This city boasts of major industries like railroad, pulp and paper, sugar refinery, ship building, banking and more. This is also the birth place of the “Savannah Gray Brick”. Another feather in the cap of Port Wentworth is the revolutionary cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney in 1793.

Official website of the Port

http://www.cityofportwentworth.com/

Events calendar at the port

http://www.cityofportwentworth.com/calendar.htm

Accessibility to Port Wentworth is easy through Interstate 95 as well as the Savannah International Airport. Tybee Island, the Historic Savannah District as well as the Georgia are also at striking distance from Port Wentworth.

In recent times, Port Wentworth attracted national and international attention, for the wrong reasons though. On the 7th of February, 2008, the 1916 Dixie Crystals sugar plant suffered a massive explosion killing 14 people and injuring over 40.

The blast was so intense that it was heard in distant areas like South Carolina. Not only was the blast hear in South Carolina, but it also shook the walls there. The incident was reported widely across all media.

When you travel to Savannah, Georgia, you should be at Port Wentworth, the quaint town of the south which promises a view of the past as well as the present of Georgia.

Hotels near Port Wentworth

http://www.visitportwentworth.com/

Review of Port Wentworth hotels

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g35195-Port_Wentworth_Georgia-Hotels.html