Ardick in McIntosh County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ardoch

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011

1. Ardoch Marker

Inscription. Near here was Ardoch Plantation, the home of the McDonalds and Gignilliats from Colonial Days through the Civil War when it was sold to former slaves. During the Revolutionary War these McDonalds were Loyalists, as were many families of Coastal Georgia. In 1782, Patriot companies of Captain Patrick Carr and Captain Samuel West deserted the command of General Anthony Wayne and plundered St. Andrew's Parish. They murdered eleven Loyalists including Ardoch's owner, Charles McDonald. McDonald was killed in his own doorway in the presence of his wife and children and the house burned. The plantation was confiscated by the State but later returned to his widow.

Erected 2011 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 95-16.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1782.

Location. 31° 27.973′ N, 81° 26.341′ W. Marker is in Ardick, Georgia, in McIntosh County. It is on North Way (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south. Located between Ardoch Road and Rosa Jenkins. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Townsend GA 31331, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 6 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Capture of 26 Men in 1864 (approx. 1.8 miles away); “The Thicket” (approx. 3.6 miles away); Sapelo Island (approx. 4.4 miles away); Old Court House at Sapelo Bridge (approx. 4.9 miles away); Baisden's Bluff Academy (approx. 5.2 miles away); Ashantilly (approx. 6 miles away); John Houstoun McIntosh (approx. 6 miles away); Rice Hope (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ardick.

Other markers no longer nearby. Old Meeting House (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Capture of 23 Old Men in 1864 (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); Old River Road (was approx. 5½ miles away but has been confirmed missing); Fort Barrington (was approx. 5½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Ardoch Marker, looking south along US 17, at Rosa Jenkins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011

2. Ardoch Marker, looking south along US 17, at Rosa Jenkins

Ardoch Marker, looking north near Ardoch Road along US 17 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011

3. Ardoch Marker, looking north near Ardoch Road along US 17

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,357 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 19, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.