Near Millen in Jenkins County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Savannah Road

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Photographed by David Seibert, November 8, 2010

1. Old Savannah Road Marker

Inscription. The highway crossing here is the Old Savannah Road, an early route from Savannah to Georgia’s western frontier. It follows the course of a former Indian trail to the Rock Landing on the Oconee, below today’s Milledgeville. There it intersected the noted Lower Creek Trading Path from Augusta to the Creek Indians. It is believed General Oglethorpe traveled this way in 1739 on his trip to treat with the Indians at Coweta Town, on the Chattahoochee River, below Columbus, in present Alabama. He left from Mt. Pleasant, to the eastward on the Savannah River, and probably entered this route via a connecting path leading by today’s Paramore Hill.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 082-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1739.

Location. 32° 45.3′ N, 81° 58.867′ W. Marker is near Millen, Georgia, in Jenkins County. It is at the intersection of Statesboro Road (U.S. 25) and Old Savannah Road, on the right when traveling south on Statesboro Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Millen GA 30442, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sherman at Millen (approx. 3.6 miles away); Millen (approx. 4 miles away); Millen Junction (approx. 4.1 miles away); Wayside Home (approx. 4.1 miles away); Millen Fountain (approx. 4.1 miles away); Millen Flagpole (approx. 4.1 miles away); Jenkins Court House (approx. 4.2 miles away); Jenkins County Confederate Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millen.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 8, 2010

2. Old Savannah Road Marker

Looking south at the southbound land of (divided) US 25; the Old Savannah Road curves to the right.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 8, 2010

3. Old Savannah Road Marker

Looking north at the southbound lane of US 25, toward Millen.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,140 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 20, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.