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Civil War CSS Georgia blocking Georgia port project
In Savannah, engineers must raise and preserve the Civil War ironclad CSS Georgia to allow a $653 million deepening project for the port. The wreck lies on the Savannah River bottom, with cannon, engines, and armor pieces intact. dredging must avoid the site, and the effort could cost about $14 million and start next year.
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Savannah
Georgia
William T. Sherman
Army Corps of Engineers
Panama Canal
Julie Morgan
Army Corps
Fort Jackson
U.S. Army Corps OF Engineers