City (pop., 2000: 131,510), southeastern Georgia, U.S. Located at the mouth of the Savannah River , it is the oldest city in Georgia and its principal seaport.
It was established in 1733 by American Civil War , the city was the objective of Union Gen. {{link=Sherman, William Tecumseh">William T. Sherman 's march to the sea in 1864. Noted for its beautiful historic buildings built around a system of small parks, it is a leading tourist centre. It is the site of several institutions of higher learning.