Folkston in Charlton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Center Village or Centerville

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Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 22, 2008

1. Center Village or Centerville Marker

Inscription. Two miles Northeast of here is the site of old Center Village, or Centerville, settled about 1800 and for many years an important trading center. To this village came the inhabitants of Ware, Pierce, Clinch, Coffee and Appling Counties, bringing staple cotton, beeswax, honey, jerked venison, hides, furs, etc., to exchange for flour, sugar, coffee, shot, powder and other commodities they did not produce. Here, too, disputes were settled and sports enjoyed. A regular stop for stage coaches traveling the King's Road, old Center Village went out of existence after the coming of the railroad.

Erected 1958 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 024-8.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 30° 49.966′ N, 82° 0.375′ W. Marker is in Folkston, Georgia, in Charlton County. It is at the intersection of E. Love St. and US1/ US301 ( N. 2nd St ), on the left when traveling east on E. Love St.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Folkston GA 31537, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Central Dixie Highway (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charlton County (about 500 feet away); Henry Roddenberry (about 500 feet away); Okefenokee Swamp (approx. ¼ mile away); Sardis Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Trader's Hill (Fort Alert) (approx. 3 miles away); Oldest Industry in Charlton (approx. 3 miles away); First Masonic Lodge in Charlton County (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Folkston.

Center Village or Centerville Marker, US 1/ US 301 at left image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

2. Center Village or Centerville Marker, US 1/ US 301 at left

Center Village or Centerville Marker along E. Love Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

3. Center Village or Centerville Marker along E. Love Street

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,817 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.