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There are 5 original Southern Colonies (Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Gerogia) and the following are the 14 original port cities of each of those Southern Colonies:

Baltimore, MD

Anapolis, MD

St. Marys, MD

Fredricksburg, VA

Richmond, VA

Williamsburg, VA

Jamestown, VA

Norfolk, VA

Edenton, NC

New Bern, NC

Wilmingington, NC

Charles Town, SC

Augusta, GA

Savannah, GA

With Charles Town, SC (now known as Charleston, SC) being the largest Southern Colony port/city in Colonial times.

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Atlanta, GA; Charleston, SC; Jackson, MS: Richmond, VA; Raleigh, NC; and many more.

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