Savannah, city in southeastern Georgia and seat of Chatham County. The city is located on the Savannah River near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the leading seaports of the southeastern United States and a focus of road and railway transportation. Manufactures include paper products, aircraft, transportation equipment, chemicals, and food products. Tourism is also important to the economy, as are nearby military facilities. The area is served by Savannah International Airport, and the city is situated on the Intracoastal Waterway.
Savannah is famous for its gardens and squares and its extensive downtown historical district. Located in the city are the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America; the grave of Nathanael Greene, a general in the American Revolution (1775-1783); and the headquarters of the state historical society. The Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, whose holdings include a collection of early 19th-century furniture, is the oldest public art museum in the South. Savannah is the seat of Savannah State College (1890), Armstrong Atlantic State University (1935), Savannah College of Art and Design (1978), and South College (1899). Four historic forts are located in or near the city, including one situated on an island near the mouth of the Savannah River, preserved as Fort Pulaski National Monument. The Savannah National Wildlife Refuge is north of the city.
