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

Ira Sanborn

Photographed By David Seibert, February 28, 2005

1. Ira Sanborn Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Decatur County’s first industrialist was Ira Sanborn, a native of Concord, New Hampshire. Born in 1799, Sanborn came to Apalachicola, Florida about 1830 and later resettled in Quincy, Florida where he married Susan Woodson. In 1833 they moved to Decatur County and settled on Attapulgus Creek. Using waterpower he operated a gristmill, sawmill, tanning, cigar and shoe factories. In 1856 he opened Estahatchee Mills which made a cotton and wool fabric called kersey. Sanborn died on a business trip to Boston in 1865 and was buried in Concord. The Estahatchee Mills buildings were razed in 1870. Today only the mill races and the outline of the pond levee remain.

Erected 2001 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Decatur County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.

Location. 30° 45.19′ N, 84° 38.491′ W. Marker is in Faceville, Georgia, in Decatur County. Marker is at the intersection

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of Faceville Highway (Georgia Route 97) and Florida Street, on the right when traveling west on Faceville Highway. The marker is on the grounds of the Faceville Masonic Lodge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3236 Faceville Highway, Attapulgus GA 39815, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Charles James Munnerlyn / “Refuge” (approx. 3.1 miles away); Village of Fowltown (approx. 3.7 miles away); Camp Recovery (approx. 5.4 miles away); Camp Recovery Monument (approx. 5.4 miles away); Fort Scott (approx. 5.6 miles away); Joshua Davis House (approx. 6½ miles away in Florida); Old Philadelphia Presbyterian Church (approx. 8.6 miles away in Florida); Attapulgite / Fullers Earth (approx. 9.3 miles away).

Photographed By David Seibert, May 16, 2012

2. Ira Sanborn Marker

Ira Sanborn Marker and the Faceville Masonic Lodge image. Click for full size.

Photographed By David Seibert, May 16, 2012

3. Ira Sanborn Marker and the Faceville Masonic Lodge

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,015 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on June 2, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on October 7, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.