Near Metter in Candler County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Sunbury Road

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Photographed by David Seibert, January 25, 2007

1. Old Sunbury Road Marker

Inscription. The route crossing at this point is the Sunbury Road, one of the longest vehicular thoroughfares of post-Revolutionary Georgia. It was laid out in the early 1790's from Greensboro via today's Sparta and Swainsboro to the town of Sunbury, a port on the Midway River in Liberty County. The route was noted for its elevated course and small number of stream crossings. When Sunbury, once a leading Georgia port, lost commercial significance, the road declined in arterial importance. Much of the old way, however, continues in daily use.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 021-2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list.

Location. 32° 21.044′ N, 82° 5.73′ W. Marker is near Metter, Georgia, in Candler County. It is at the intersection of Georgia Route 23/121 and Canoochee Road, on the left when traveling south on Georgia Route 23/121. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19500 Canoochee Road, Metter GA 30439, 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 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

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within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Candler County Courthouse (approx. 3.7 miles away); Candler County (approx. 3.8 miles away); American Legion Armed Forces Tribute (approx. 3.8 miles away); Candler County War Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Metter's Fountain (approx. 3.8 miles away); Cobbtown's Beginnings (approx. 5.4 miles away); a different marker also named Old Sunbury Road (approx. 7.2 miles away); Cedar Creek Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 7.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Metter.

Old Sunbury Road Marker, along GA 23/121 and Canoochee Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

2. Old Sunbury Road Marker, along GA 23/121 and Canoochee Road

Old Sunbury Road Marker looking south along GA 23/121 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

3. Old Sunbury Road Marker looking south along GA 23/121

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,044 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 6, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.