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.
Old Savannah Road. ←—→. 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.
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.)
Location. 32° 45.3′ N, 81° 58.867′ W. Marker is near Millen, Georgia, in Jenkins County. Marker 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.
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 800 times since then and 23 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.
