Port Wentworth in Georgia
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Port Wentworth, Georgia

Port Wentworth is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, USA. The population was 5,359 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 32.1645, -81.1801 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state), Populated places in Chatham County, Georgia, Savannah metropolitan area

2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion

The 2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion was an industrial disaster that occurred on February 7, 2008 in Port Wentworth, Georgia, United States. Thirteen people were killed and 42 injured when a dust explosion occurred at a sugar refinery owned by Imperial Sugar. Dust explosions had been an issue of concern amongst United States authorities since three fatal accidents in 2003, with efforts made to improve safety and reduce the risk of recurrence.

Located at 32.144, -81.144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Chatham County, Georgia, Disasters in Georgia (U.S. state), 2008 disasters in the United States, 2008 industrial disasters, 21st-century explosions, Explosions in the United States, Industrial fires and explosions, History of sugar, 2008 in Georgia (U.S. state)

Groves High School (Georgia)

Robert W. Groves High School (commonly known as Groves High School or GHS) is a public secondary school located in Garden City, Georgia, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. The school is part of Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, with admission based primarily on the locations of students' homes. In 2007, the school had about 1400 students.

Located at 32.1066, -81.157 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Schools in Chatham County, Georgia, Educational institutions established in 1958, Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state), 1958 establishments in the United States

Mulberry Grove Plantation

Mulberry Grove Plantation, located north of Port Wentworth, Chatham County, Savannah, was once a thriving rice plantation, notable for the location where Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. Once a thriving plantation, comprising, in 1798, some ... 500 acres of river swamp, under good dams and well drained; and 200 acres of upland, in good order for cotton or provisions.

Located at 32.19, -81.16 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state), Houses completed in 1794, Chatham County, Georgia, History of Georgia (U.S. state)

Coastal State Prison

Coastal State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections state prison located in Savannah, near Garden City. The facility houses Adult Male Felons, the capacity is 1578. It was constructed 1981 and opened in the same year. It was renovated in 1999, it is a Close Security Prison. Seven of the eleven housing units contain 36 cells each, with 12 cells holding two men and the remaining 24 holding four. The N building also has cells built for two men each.

Located at 32.1375, -81.1864 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Prisons in Georgia (U.S. state), Buildings and structures in Savannah, Georgia

Savannah Air National Guard Base

See: Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport for civil airport information Savannah Air National Guard Base is the home base of the Georgia Air National Guard 165th Airlift Wing.

Located at 32.1275, -81.2019 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Airports established in 1941, USAAF First Air Force Tactical Airfields, USAAF Third Air Force Tactical Airfields, USAAF Third Air Force Group Training Stations, USAAF Third Air Force Replacement Training Stations, Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Georgia (U.S. state), Facilities of the United States Air National Guard