Florence in Stewart County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Florence

Photographed by David Seibert, November 14, 2004

1. Florence Marker

Photographed at its original location on Florence State Park Marina Road.

Inscription. Located on this site was the frontier town of Florence, which was incorporated on December 14, 1837 after the Creek Indians burned the nearby town of Roanoke in 1836. Florence was originally named Liverpool after the English port city. For many years the town flourished and could boast of a covered bridge linking it to Alabama, a newspaper, bank and hotel. Florence began to decline after the flood of 1846 washed away the bridge and the town was later bypassed by the railroad. The town site is now occupied by a few scattered homes, farmland and Florence Marina State Park which takes its name from the former community.

Erected 1992 by Historic Chattachooche Commission, Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Stewart County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1836.

Location. 32° 5.298′ N, 85° 2.522′ W. Memorial is in Florence, Georgia, in Stewart County. It can be reached from Florence Road 0.1 miles west of Georgia Route 39, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in front of the

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Florence Marina State Park interpretive center (handidicapped parking in the back off of GA-39). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 218 Florence Rd, Omaha GA 31821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Shepherd’s Plantation (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fort Jones (approx. 2 miles away); Fort McCreary – 1836 (approx. 4.1 miles away); Indian Trail (approx. 5½ miles away); Providence United Methodist Church (approx. 7.8 miles away); Rev. David Walker Lowe (approx. 8.2 miles away); Glennville (approx. 8½ miles away in Alabama);

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 1, 1980

2. Florence Marker

Spanish Fort, 1689-1691 (approx. 9.4 miles away in Alabama).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Roanoke (was approx. 2.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this memorial. Marker was originally located near 32° 5.29′ N, 85° 2.551′ W. on Florence Road. It was likely moved to this new location around 2011.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 13, 2011

3. Florence Marker

The pole on which the marker formerly stood. It was subsequently moved to this location.

Current location of the Florence Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 1, 1980

4. Current location of the Florence Marker

The marker is currently (January 2021) at the location of this sign.

Interpretive Center at the Florence Marina State Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 1, 1980

5. Interpretive Center at the Florence Marina State Park

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,696 times since then and 71 times this year. Last updated on September 19, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. Photos: 1. submitted on August 6, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on January 5, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 3. submitted on August 20, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 4, 5. submitted on January 5, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.