Pooler, Georgia
POOLER, GEORGIA, IS A SMALL but growing town in a strategic location northwest of stately Savannah. Major interstate highways that carry travelers up and down the East Coast and inland toward destinations such as Atlanta are nearby, as is a major airport and an increasingly popular port. Pooler’s population has more than doubled in the past decade. Despite its meteoric growth in
recent years, Pooler remains a friendly, small-town community, offering its residents and visitors a wide range of dining and shopping opportunities and a top-of-the-line recreation program. Pooler and nearby Savannah also provide a glimpse into the past, a look at historic buildings and other sites that have been around since the old South was forever changed by the Civil War. The town, originally named Pooler’s
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Nearest Hospital: St. Josephs Hospital
Nearest Major Airport: Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
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Station in honor of railroad employee Robert William Pooler, was one stop away from Savannah on the Central of Georgia Railroad. In 1864, just months before the final shots of the Civil War were fired, Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and his officers met in Pooler and bargained with Savannah’s leaders for the city’s peaceful surrender. Savannah and its environs survived Sherman’s march to the sea, a fortunate fate that escaped many cities along his route from Atlanta to the Atlantic. As a result, much of Chatham County’s pre-Civil War historical sites remain today. Among those on the National Register of Historic Places are the Bethesda Home for Boys, Bonaventure Cemetery, the Central of Georgia Depot and Train Shed, The Isaiah Davenport House, the Drouillard-Maupas House, First Bryan Baptist Church, Laurel Grove-North Cemetery, Lebanon Plantation and the
home of Juliette Gordon Low, who founded the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. Other Pooler-area attractions include the Savannah-Ogeechee Barge Canal Walking Trail, the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Fun Zone Amusement & Sports Park, and Crosswinds and Greg Norman signature golf courses. History is important to Pooler,
but so is recreation. A 200-acre park offers fishing in a large lake, as well as hiking, jogging and biking trails, tennis courts, meeting facilities, a playground, a disc golf course and fishing docks. Kayak and canoe trips on the nearby Ogeechee River are a popular form of entertainment. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, a world-class vacation destination, is a 30-minute drive from Pooler, while you can easily get to Tybee Island, the beach of choice for many Savannah- area residents, in around 25 minutes.
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