Swainsboro in Emanuel County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Sunbury Road

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Photographed by David Seibert, August 2, 2012

1. Old Sunbury Road Marker

Inscription. The highway bearing southeastward is the Old Sunbury Road, one of the longest vehicular routes of post-Revolutionary Georgia. It was opened in the early 1790’s from Greensboro via Sparta and Swainsboro to the Town of Sunbury, a port on the Midway River in Liberty County. The trace was noted for its elevated course and small number of water crossings. When Sunbury declined in commercial importance, the thoroughfare lost arterial significance and parts of it were abandoned. From upper Emanuel County southward, however, most of the old way continues in daily use.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 053-5.)

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.

Location. 32° 31.383′ N, 82° 18.067′ W. Marker is in Swainsboro, Georgia, in Emanuel County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Georgia Route 57, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 1. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Swainsboro GA 30401, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Swainsboro War Memorial (approx. 5.4 miles away); Doug Wilkinson (approx. 5.4 miles

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away); Dorsey Flanders (approx. 5.4 miles away); Melvin E. Hadden (approx. 5.4 miles away); James H. Morgan (approx. 5.4 miles away); Sgt. Ronald Bruce Price (approx. 5.4 miles away); C O Edwards Jr (approx. 5.4 miles away); Herman G. Yeomans, Jr. (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Swainsboro.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 2, 2012

2. Old Sunbury Road Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, August 2, 2012

3. Old Sunbury Road Marker

Looking south on US Highway 1/Georgia Highway 4

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.