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Historical Markers in Rincon, Georgia

 
Clickable Map of Effingham County, Georgia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Effingham County, GA (30) Bryan County, GA (54) Bulloch County, GA (76) Chatham County, GA (555) Screven County, GA (28) Hampton County, SC (25) Jasper County, SC (37)  EffinghamCounty(30) Effingham County (30)  BryanCounty(54) Bryan County (54)  BullochCounty(76) Bulloch County (76)  ChathamCounty(555) Chatham County (555)  ScrevenCounty(28) Screven County (28)  HamptonCountySouth Carolina(25) Hampton County (25)  JasperCounty(37) Jasper County (37)
Springfield is the county seat for Effingham County
Rincon is in Effingham County
      Effingham County (30)  
ADJACENT TO EFFINGHAM COUNTY
      Bryan County (54)  
      Bulloch County (76)  
      Chatham County (555)  
      Screven County (28)  
      Hampton County, South Carolina (25)  
      Jasper County, South Carolina (37)  
 
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1 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — 051-9 — Historic Taverns on this Road Reported missing
Five miles South on this road, George Washington spent Sunday night, May 15, 1791, at the house of "one Spencer." The occasion was Washington's Southern tour, and he was traveling in his carriage over this road from Savannah to Augusta. Four . . . Map (db m7688) HM
2 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — 051-2 — Jerusalem (Ebenezer) Church»— 6 mi.—→ Reported missing
Built in 1767- 69 by Lutheran Protestants who came to Georgia in 1734 after being exiled from Catholic Salzburg in Europe, the church is officially name Jerusalem Church. It stands on the site of a wooden building probably erected soon after the . . . Map (db m7629) HM
3 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — Jerusalem Church Cemetery
This cemetery has been the primary burial site for the town of New Ebenezer and the congregation of Jerusalem Lutheran Church since at least the mid-1740’s. An earlier burial ground dating from 1734 was located at the site of Old Ebenezer near . . . Map (db m156763) HM
4 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — 51-2 — March to the Sea: Ebenezer Creek
One mile north, on December 9, 1864, during the American Civil War, U.S. Gen. Jeff. C. Davis crossed Ebenezer Creek with his 14th Army Corps as it advanced toward Savannah during Gen. William T. Sherman’s March to the Sea. Davis hastily removed the . . . Map (db m31226) HM
5 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — 051-3 — Old River Road←—→
The Old River Road, one of Colonial Georgia's leading thoroughfares and the first highway to connect Savannah and Augusta, passed here. It was initially opened as a horse path by direction of General Oglethorpe in the 1730's. During the early . . . Map (db m7649) HM
6 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — 051-6 — Silk Culture at Ebenezer
Silk culture began at Ebenezer in 1736, when each Salzburger was presented with a mulberry tree and two were instructed in the art of reeling. Two machines were soon in operation in Mr. Bolzius' yard near the church, and in 1749, 762 lbs. of . . . Map (db m7694) HM
7 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — 051-4 — The Rev. John Martin Bolzius / The Rev. Israel Christian Gronau
In this cemetery are buried the Rev. John Martin Bolzius and the Rev. Israel Christian Gronau, ministers who came to Georgia with the first company of Salzburgers. In March 1734, the Rev. Mr. Bolzius was Superintendent of the Latin Orphan House at . . . Map (db m7631) HM
8 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — 051-12 — The Town of Ebenezer
Ebenezer was laid off in 1736, after the plan of Savannah, covering an area of a quarter of a mile square. Besides the homes, the plan included a church, parsonage, an academy, orphan house, public storehouse and market places. A thriving town at . . . Map (db m7576) HM
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9 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — 015-5 — The Village of Abercorn
Near here the Village of Abercorn was laid out, in 1733, and ten families assigned to it. In 1734, when the Salzburgers arrived in Georgia, many of them were stationed in Abercorn to wait for their homes to be built in Ebenezer and a road cut . . . Map (db m156762) HM
10 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — William Bartram TrailTraced 1773-1777 — Deep South Region —
John and William Bartram, naturalists, explored Ebenezer and Effingham County on their Savannah~ Augusta Travels.Map (db m7376) HM
 
 
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Mar. 18, 2024