Savannah, GA

Savannah is the oldest city in Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. The city was established in 1733 on the Savannah River. Savannah was the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state
capital of Georgia. The city was a strategic port city during the American Revolution and American Civil War. Today, Savannah is an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport. Each year Savannah attracts millions of visitors to its cobblestone streets, parks, and notable historic buildings. These buildings include the birthplace of Juliette
Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts), the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (one of the South s first public museums), the First African Baptist Church (one of the oldest African-American Baptist congregations in the U.S.),
Temple Mickve Israel (third-oldest synagogue in the U.S.), and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex
(oldest standing antebellum rail facility in the U.S.). Some major employers in the area include Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Georgia-Pacific Savannah River Mill, SNF, St. Joseph s Candler, Colonial Group, among others.