Overview
Port Wentworth is a city in Coastal Georgia. Mary Mulgrove, the primary interpreter between James Oglethorpe and the Yamacraws during the settling of Savannah, lived here with her husband John, and actually so did Nathaniel Greene on a plantation called Mulberry Grove along with a distinguished tutor named Eli Whitney who would invent the cotton gin. Unfortunately, General Sherman torched the plantation when the owner refused to provide food or supplies, and there aren't really any artifacts of these places other than plaques around town.
1 things to do · 1 places to stay
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Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Vast wetland area embodying the Savannah River with alligators and waterfowl and other wildlife, though the visitor center and self-guided auto tour are across the state line in South Carolina, it touches the Georgia sid…
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Sep–May. Summer highs reach about 92°F; winter lows dip to about 40°F. Very hot (Jun, Jul, Aug) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: Jun and Jul. (climate data from nearby Savannah)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- SAV Savannah Hilton Head International Airport, Savannah — 3 mi away (major hub). Directions
- HHH Hilton Head Airport, Hilton Head Island — 29 mi away. Directions
Budget & where to stay
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Food for you
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See
- Houston Baptist Church, 8000 GA-21. This church museum used to be a part of a plantation called Rice Hope Plantation and depicts early African American culture along with graves and Gullah Geechee relics. By appointment only. Tel: 912-965-1999.
Do
Buy
- Woods Seafood, 711 GA-30. Little fresh seafood store. Tel: +1 912-963-9700.
Sleep
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