White Oak in Camden County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Refuge Plantation
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, March 8, 2022
1. Refuge Plantation Marker
On the Satilla River 2.8 miles from here, was one of the largest rice plantations in the South. Originally a crown grant of 500 acres to George McIntosh in 1765, it passed to his son, John Houston McIntosh. In 1836 Gen. Duncan Lamont Clinch, U.S. Army hero of the Seminole War and husband to Eliza Bayard McIntosh, daughter of John Houston McIntosh, settled here. He farmed until 1844, then entered politics. Elected to Congress on the Whig ticket in 1844, he served through 1845. Born in Edgecombe Co., N.C., April 6, 1787, Gen. Clinch died Nov. 27, 1849 in Macon, GA. His plantation remained in the family until 1905.
Erected 1986 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 020-6.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.
Location. 30° 59.095′ N, 81° 43.713′ W. Marker is in White Oak, Georgia, in Camden County. It is at the intersection of Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) and Refuge Road, on the right when
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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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Loading Timber Products and Turpentine (approx. 1.1 miles away); Camden County (approx. 1.2 miles away); Camden County War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Post Road (approx. 8 miles away); Tre Francesco Porfirio (approx. 13 miles away); Joe H. Joseph / Hammond Roberts (approx. 13 miles away); Jacob Joseph (approx. 13 miles away); Union School (approx. 13.8 miles away).
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, March 8, 2022
2. Refuge Plantation Marker
Also see . . . Refuge Plantation, Satilla River, Camden County, GA. (Photos from Historic American Buildings Survey, GA-248) (Submitted on March 9, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,456 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
