Goods came into and out of the port of Savannah on ships. Men could get jobs loading the goods onto and off of the ships. Hotels, inns, taverns, and restaurants could make money housing and feeding the crews and passengers of the ships. Merchants would make money by selling the goods that went on the ships or came off of them. Warehouses stored goods near the docks of the Savannah River. People who ran these warehouses collected the rent charged for storing the goods in these warehouses. People lived in and around the port of Savannah in order to take advantage of the profits to be gained through the shipping industry in the city.
