Bainbridge in Decatur County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

El Camino Real

(The King’s Highway)

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

1. El Camino Real Marker

Inscription. In this vicinity was the Indian trail which, during the period of Spanish occupation, became known as El Camino Real or King’s Highway. This road, connecting St. Augustine and Pensacola, Florida, crossed the Flint River at the trading post of James Burges, near the present Bainbridge. In 1778, during the English occupation of Florida, Joseph Purcell made a map showing this road

Erected by Works Progress Administration. (Marker Number 27 R-12.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.

Location. 30° 54.364′ N, 84° 34.547′ W. Marker is in Bainbridge, Georgia, in Decatur County. It is at the intersection of North Broad Street (Business U.S. 27) and East Broughton Street, on the left when traveling north on North Broad Street. The marker stands at the southeast corner of Willis Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bainbridge GA 39817, 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. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Bainbridge Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); Winecoff Memorial

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(within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Revolutionary Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Marvin Griffin (within shouting distance of this marker); De Soto Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Decatur County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Luther H. Conyers, Jr. Plaza (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bainbridge.

More about this marker. Works Progress Administration markers were generally erected in the late 1930s.

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

2. El Camino Real Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

3. El Camino Real Marker

Looking south on North Broad Street (US 27 Business), right, at the intersection with East Broughton Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,393 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.