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Welcome to Savannah, Georgia’s First City. Founded in1733, as America’s 13th and final colony, Savannah blends elegance and refinement with some Southern sass making this destination a old-world favorite with modern-day charms. The city's 21 historic squares, stunning architectural details and Low Country landscape make Savannah one of the nation’s top travel destinations. Culture, shopping and recreational activities fill Savannah’s days while dinning, entertainment and romance extends into Savannah’s nights. Come and fall in love with the city’s hospitality and let  one of the inns of the Bed and Breakfasts of Savannah collection be your host. 

Farmers soon discovered that Savannah's soil was rich and the climate favorable for the cultivation of cotton and rice. The history of Georgia depicts how slavery was legalized in the colony and much of the South. The trans-Atlantic slave trade brought millions of Africans to Savannah, Georgia. The final of the 13 original colonies soon became a major port of entry for the slavery business. Due to the economic renaissance brought on by the exportation of cotton, residents built lavish homes and churches throughout the city that reflected the wealth of the times. To this day historic Savannah has maintained many of those structures.

Savannah history goes beyond the slave trade. In 1819, Savannah made worldwide news as the home port for the steamship, the S.S. Savannah, the first steam-powered vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Despite economic growth two devastating fires in 1796 and 1820 left half of Savannah, Georgia in ashes, but the residents quickly re-built. In 1820 there was also an outbreak of yellow fever that eradicated a tenth of Savannah's population.

With the onslaught of the Civil War, the city of Savannah suffered from sea trade blockades so strict that Savannah's economy soon collapsed. However, Savannah Georgia did not fall until Union General William Tecumseh Sherman entered the city walls. In 1864, the history of Georgia describes how Sherman began his march to the sea, burning the city of Atlanta and everything else in their path on the way to the coast.  Fortunately, Savannah had evacuated and avoided destruction. Savannah history was made when Sherman entered the glorious historic Savannah district and was so taken back by its beauty that on December 22, 1864, a legendary telegram was sent from Savannah, Georgia to President Abraham Lincoln. Sherman presented the city of Savannah to Lincoln as a Christmas present.

After the war many freed slaves remained in the city of Savannah. Savannah , Georgia 's oldest black community went on to become one of the most historically significant African-American communities in the nation. And in the 1950s a group of concerned citizens gave rise to the Historic Savannah Foundation who has since saved multitudes of buildings and communities.