Near Pridgen in Coffee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Coffee Road

Photographed by David Seibert, January 27, 2008

1. Old Coffee Road Marker Post

Inscription. The highway leading southward is the Old Coffee Road, a pioneer vehicular and postal route of South Georgia. Beginning at the Ocmulgee River, two miles to the north, it ran some 120 miles via today’s Lax, Nashville, Cecil, Barwick, and Thomasville to the Florida Line above Tallahassee. The thoroughfare was opened by order of the State in 1823 under the superintendence of Gen. John Coffee and Thomas Swain. The General Assembly directed that the highway begin at the Alapaha River to the southwestward, but this stretch from the Ocmulgee has always been considered a part of the old road.

Erected by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 034-2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 31° 45.744′ N, 82° 59.664′ W. Marker was near Pridgen, Georgia, in Coffee County. It was at the intersection of U.S. 319 and County Route 321, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 319. Touch for map.

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Marker was in this post office area: Broxton GA 31519, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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. At least 4 other markers are within 9 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Old Courthouse Location (approx. 3.6 miles away); Jacksonville (approx. 3.6 miles away); Cullen Boney Descendants (approx. 8.2 miles away); World Record Bass (approx. 8.7 miles away).

More about this marker. The text for the missing marker was taken from “Georgia Historical Markers” (Bay Tree Grove, Second Edition 1978) compiled by Carroll P. Scruggs from the records of the Georgia Historical Commission.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 686 times since then and 20 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 15, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of marker prior to disappearance. • Can you help?