21 Aug 2015

A wreck reborn: Recovering the Civil War ironclad CSS Georgia from the Savannah River

SAVANNAH, Ga. – As cities along the East Coast scramble to bolster their infrastructure and employ massive dredges to deepen their harbors, Savannah began its harbor expansion with a team of 10 people who used wire baskets to raise a handful of objects at a time.

16 Mar 2015

Beneath the barnacles: Archaeologists battle elements to uncover ironclad history

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Each day as tourists saunter through the city’s famous squares, another group of visitors explores a different set of squares at the bottom of the Savannah River.

31 Oct 2014

Freshwater storage impoundment mitigates increased chlorides in Abercorn Creek

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Understanding the reverberating environmental impacts of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project has been a sizable undertaking for the Corps’ and its partners. Preserving high water quality standards is at the forefront of the Corps’ efforts to minimize adverse environmental effects that may result from the expansive project.