| Georgia (Long County), Ludowici — Franklinia Altamaha | | |
The Franklin Tree (Franklinia Altamaha)
was discovered by John Bartram, the
first Native American Botanist, on
October 1, 1765.It was located about
18 miles south of here in the swamp
lands of the Altamaha River.This tree
was named after Benjamin Franklin and
became famous as the Lost Franklinia
A member of the Camella family, this
flowering tree was last seen growing
wild in 1790. A specimen, transplanted
to Bartram's garden in Philadelphia, Pa.
survived and became the ancestors . . . — Map (db m15083) | | Georgia (Long County), Ludowici — 091-5 — Historic Roads And Indian Trails | | | At this point, two historic roads, the Darien to Milledgeville and the King Road, merged to form what is now Highway 301. The Darien to Milledgeville Road, established before 1816, later became a part of the Darien to Macon Stage Road. The King Road, built in the 1820s, was a higher route leading from the Great Southern Road at the Coast into the Interior.
Here, also, the roads crossed two old Indian trails, the Doctortown Path linking Savannah with the Doctortown crossing on the Altamaha . . . — Map (db m15222) | | Georgia (Long County), Ludowici — 091-3 — Jones Creek Baptist Church | | | Jones Creek Baptist Church was constituted April 22, 1810, at the Jones Creek Meeting House near this site.
Original members of this church, all former members of Beards Creek Baptist Church were: Charles Flowers, James Clark, Levi Morgan, John Hall, John Bohannan, Martha Flower, Abigail Clark, Sarah Morgan, Fannie Lowery, Mary Howe, Mary Chapman, Lydia Bohannan.
The Rev. Moses Westberry was the first pastor of the church, and served in that capacity for 35 years.
Land for the . . . — Map (db m15532) | | Georgia (Long County), Ludowici — 091-1 — Long County | | | This County, created by Act of the Legislature August 14, 1920, is named for Dr. Crawford W. Long who first used ether as an anaesthetic in a surgical operation, at Jefferson, Ga., March 30, 1842. Born in Danielsville Nov. 1, 1815, Dr. Long was a graduate of Franklin College (now U. of Ga.). Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff W.R. Wilkinson, Clerk of Superior Court C.E. Dawson, Ordinary T.J. Harrington, Tax Receiver J. McL. Cameron, Tax Collector
T.H. Smiley, Treasurer R.D. . . . — Map (db m15085) | | Georgia (Long County), Ludowici — Long County Timeline Mural — Completed May 1997 | | | Altahama River borders Long County and
was a boundry between the Indians and
early settlers. During the Revolutionary
War, Fort Telfair at Beard's Bluff provided
safety for the colonists. Frontiersmen
made a living cutting trees. They fastened
logs together, floated them down the
Altahama to Darien, sold them and walked
40 miles home. By mid 1840's a railroad
arrived in Johnson's Station, later renamed
Ludowici. From 1904-1914 William Ludowici
used local clay to manufacture . . . — Map (db m15897) | | Georgia (Long County), Ludowici — 091-6 — The Defense of the Altamaha Bridge | | | On Dec 1, 1864, while General Sherman's army was on its destructive march to the Sea, the Fourth Brigade, Georgia Militia, Brig. Gen. H. K. McKay, reached Morgan's Lake (0.7 mile SE) to defend the Savannah and Gulf (ACL) RR bridge over the Altamaha River at Doctor Town (1.5 miles S). Earthworks were built on the north bank and two 32-pounder rifled guns were mounted at Doctor Town to sweep the bridge. A light gun mounted on an engine supported two companies of infantry at Morgan's Lake. On the . . . — Map (db m4853) |
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