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

Historic Ship Anchor

(Admiralty Style)

— 1800-1865 —

Historic Ship Anchor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, July 30, 2010

1. Historic Ship Anchor Marker

Inscription. Recovered from the Savannah River on February 27, 1994 during Georgia Department of Transportation construction work for the U.S. 17 Alt./ Talmadge Bridge in Savannah, Georgia, this 1200 pound anchor would have been used on large ocean going or river vessels during the first half of the 19th century.

** Metal conservation completed by the Florida Department of State, Bureau of Archaeological Research, Tallahassee

Erected by Georgia Department of Transportation, District 5 Maintenance Office, Jesup.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1808.

Location. 32° 13.012′ N, 81° 10.461′ W. Marker is near Port Wentworth, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is on Interstate 95, on the right when traveling south. Located at the southbound rest-stop and visitor center just south of the Georgia-South Carolina state line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Houston Baptist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Richmond Baptist Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Village of Abercorn (approx. 2 miles away); Washington's Southern Tour (approx.

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