New Ebenezer (ghost town) in Rincon in Effingham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Site of First Orphanage in Georgia 1738

First Orphanage in Georgia 1738 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, April 14, 2025

1. First Orphanage in Georgia 1738 Marker

Inscription.
Site of First Orphanage in Georgia 1738

Plaque Placed by Descendants of David Benjamin Arnsdorff 1986

Erected 1986 by Descendants of David Benjamin Arnsdorff.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1738.

Location. 32° 22.623′ N, 81° 10.884′ W. Marker is in Rincon, Georgia, in Effingham County. It is in New Ebenezer (ghost town). It can be reached from Ebenezer Road. The marker may be found to the left of the entry door to the Georgia Salzburger Society Museum which itself is a replica of the orphanage and is located on the grounds of Jerusalem Lutheran Church on the banks of the Savannah River just south of the Ebenezer River inlet. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2966 Ebenezer Road, Rincon GA 31326, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and in Greater Savannah.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally,

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it is in 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 walking distance of this marker: Silk Culture at Ebenezer (within shouting distance of this marker); John Adam Treutlen (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Town of Ebenezer (about 300 feet away); The Rev. John Martin Bolzius / The Rev. Israel Christian Gronau (approx. ¼ mile away); Jerusalem Church Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); William Bartram Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); The Salzburgers (approx. ¼ mile away); March to the Sea: Ebenezer Creek (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rincon.

Also see . . . "Salzburgers" - New Georgia Encyclopedia.

The Salzburgers also established the first Sunday school in Georgia in 1734 and the first orphanage in 1737.

(Submitted on April 14, 2025, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia.)

Site of First Orphanage in Georgia 1738 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, April 14, 2025

2. Site of First Orphanage in Georgia 1738 Marker

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, April 14, 2025

3. Site of First Orphanage in Georgia 1738 Marker

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, April 14, 2025

4. Site of First Orphanage in Georgia 1738 Marker

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, April 14, 2025

5. Site of First Orphanage in Georgia 1738 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2025, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 14, 2025, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.