Morven in Brooks County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Coffee Road

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By David Seibert, January 10, 2005

1. Old Coffee Road Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Old Coffee Road, first vehicular and postal route of this area, passed here running southwestward from the Ocmulgee River via today's Lax, Nashville, Cecil, Barwick, and Thomasville to the Florida line above Tallahassee. The thoroughfare was opened by direction of the State in 1823 under the superintendence of General John Coffee and Thomas Swain. This early way provided a short route from the older middle and eastern sections of the State into Southwest Georgia. Much of the former course remains in daily use.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 014-6.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Georgia Historical Society/Commission marker series.

Location. 30° 57.846′ N, 83° 30.042′ W. Marker is in Morven, Georgia, in Brooks County. Marker is at the intersection of Adel Highway (Georgia Route 76) and Coffee Road, on the right when traveling north on Adel Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morven GA 31638, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

By David Seibert, January 10, 2005

2. Old Coffee Road Marker

The original monopole has disappeared, and the marker is now mounted on a tall metal pole.

. Mount Zion Camp Ground (approx. ¼ mile away); Mary Turner and the Lynching Rampage of 1918 (approx. 3.7 miles away); a different marker also named Old Coffee Road (approx. 5.6 miles away); Bethel Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 7.8 miles away); a different marker also named Old Coffee Road (approx. 8.7 miles away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. 12.9 miles away); Brooks County Veterans Monument (approx. 12.9 miles away); Brooks County (approx. 12.9 miles away).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Tracing the route of the Old Coffee Road.

Categories. • Antebellum South, US • Roads & Vehicles •

By David Seibert, January 18, 2011

3. Old Coffee Road Marker

By David Seibert, January 18, 2011

4. Old Coffee Road Marker

Looking west on Coffee Road at the intersection with Adel Highway (Georgia Highway 76)

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Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2019. This page originally submitted on December 27, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,008 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 3, 4. submitted on January 11, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.