Port Wentworth in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 26, 2021

1. Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion Memorial (Front)

Inscription.
(front)
On the evening of February 7, 2008 an explosion and fire at the Savannah Sugar Refinery claimed the lives of 14 associates and injured dozens more. Lgacy Park is dedicated to the sweet loving memory of the fallen.

“I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you.” Philippians 1:3-4 (back)
On February 7, 2009, The Imperial Sugar family gathered for “a Community’s Reflection at Legacy Park.” During the ceremony, a Bible and personal notes were signed by those in attendance.

The remembrance closed with the release of 14 white doves. Comfortingly, 14 feathers were found in the cage after their release.

Sealed inside the base of this sculpture are the feathers, the Bible and the personal notes to the fallen.

Erected by Imperial Sugar Refinery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is February 7, 2008.

Location. 32° 8.636′ N, 81° 9.047′ W. Marker is in Port Wentworth, Georgia, in Chatham County. It can be reached from the intersection of Oxnard

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Drive and Sugar Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Memorial located within Legacy Park on the grounds of the Imperial Sugar Refinery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 Oxnard Drive, Port Wentworth GA 31407, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles,

and in Greater Savannah.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle Between Confederate Gunboats and Union Field Artillery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Indian Trading Post: Home of Mary Musgrove (approx. 0.4 miles away); Georgia Ports Authority (approx. 1.1 miles away);

Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion Memorial (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 26, 2021

2. Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion Memorial (Back)

Savannah River Plantations (approx. 1½ miles away); Atlantic Coastal Highway Through Georgia (approx. 1½ miles away); Laurel Hill Plantation (approx. 2.6 miles away in South Carolina); Plantation Cistern (approx. 2.6 miles away in South Carolina); Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Wentworth.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 26, 2021

3. Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion Memorial (Front)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 26, 2021

4. Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion memorial (Back)

Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion Victim image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 26, 2021

5. Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion Victim

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 26, 2021

6. Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion Victim

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7. Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion Victim

McKinley Habersham Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim image. Click for full size.

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8. McKinley Habersham Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim

Shelathia Harvey Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim image. Click for full size.

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9. Shelathia Harvey Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim

Earl Johnson Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim image. Click for full size.

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10. Earl Johnson Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim

Eric Barnes Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim image. Click for full size.

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11. Eric Barnes Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim

John Butler Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim image. Click for full size.

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12. John Butler Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim

Patricia Proctor Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim image. Click for full size.

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13. Patricia Proctor Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim

Earl Quarterman Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim image. Click for full size.

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14. Earl Quarterman Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim

Byron Singleton Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim image. Click for full size.

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15. Byron Singleton Savannah Sugar Refinery Victim

Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion Victem image. Click for full size.

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16. Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion Victem

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17. Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion Victem

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18. Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion Victem

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