Port Wentworth is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States.
[5] On February 7, 2008, an explosion at the historic Dixie Crystals sugar plant, established in 1916 on Oxnard Drive, killed 14 people and injured at least 40 others.
The accident brought Port Wentworth national and international notice; it was widely reported in European and Asian media.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.6 sq mi (43.0 km2), of which 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.91%, is covered by water.
Port Wentworth is part of the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System.