Eulonia in McIntosh County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Rice Hope

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 2008

1. Rice Hope Marker

Inscription. Famous Rice and Indigo Plantation of Colonial and Revolutionary times, Rice Hope was the home of George McIntosh, son of John McIntosh Mor of Darien, and brother of General Lachlan McIntosh. George McIntosh was Official Surveyor for St. Andrew`s Parish, Member of the Commons House of Assembly, Member of the First Provincial Congress of Georgia, Member of the Council of Safety. During the Revolution, the home of George McIntosh at Rice Hope was burned and his slaves and stock run off by the British.

Erected 1957 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 095-21.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Notable Places • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list.

Location. 31° 33.141′ N, 81° 25.335′ W. Marker is in Eulonia, Georgia, in McIntosh County. It is on Ocean Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south. Between Pine Harbor and Fair Hope Roads. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crescent GA 31304, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Houstoun McIntosh (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Court House at Sapelo Bridge

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Colonel John McIntosh (approx. 2.7 miles away); Captain William McIntosh (approx. 2.7 miles away); Old Belleville or Troup Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles away); Capture of 26 Men in 1864 (approx. 4.4 miles away); Baisden's Bluff Academy (approx. 4.4 miles away); The McIntosh Family Of McIntosh County (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eulonia.

Other markers no longer nearby. Mallow Plantation (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Capture of 23 Old Men in 1864 (was approx. 4.4 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . The History of Georgia By Charles Colcock Jones. Pages 278- 280,George McIntosh (Submitted on September 7, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Rice Hope Marker, looking south along US 17 and wagonway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 2008

2. Rice Hope Marker, looking south along US 17 and wagonway

A look down the wagonway at the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

3. A look down the wagonway at the Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,537 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 7, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.