Near Richmond Hill in Bryan County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

George W. McAllister

Photographed by David Seibert, September 26, 2012

1. George W. McAllister Marker

Inscription. Buried here is George Washington McAllister (1781-1850), a prominent planter of Bryan County. In 1817, McAllister acquired Strathy Hall Plantation on the Ogeechee River where he cultivated rice and was one of the largest slave owners on Bryan Neck. McAllister built his plantation house, Strathy Hall, in 1838, restored by Henry Ford ca. 1940. McAllister and his neighbors, Thomas Savage Clay and Richard James Arnold, organized the Bryan Neck Presbyterian Church on this site in 1830. His son, Joseph L. McAllister, made available for Confederate forces the land at nearby Genesis Point on which Fort McAllister was built in 1861.

Erected 2012 by Coastal Bryan Heritage Trail.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.

Location. 31° 52.717′ N, 81° 15.717′ W. Marker is near Richmond Hill, Georgia, in Bryan County. It is on Bryan Neck Road (Georgia Route 144) 0.1 miles south of Belfast River Road, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located at the rear of the Burnt Church Cemetery. It is difficult to see from the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richmond Hill GA 31324, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles,

and in Greater Savannah.

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 2 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Clay Family of Bryan Neck (here, next to this marker); Burnt Church Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington Carver School (approx. half a mile away); Bryan Neck Missionary Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away); Richard James Arnold (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Fort McAllister (approx. 0.8 miles away); Kilpatrick on Bryan Neck (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hardwicke (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond Hill.

Other markers no longer nearby. Kilpatrick On Bryan Neck (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Fort McAllister (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

George W. McAllister Marker and Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 26, 2012

2. George W. McAllister Marker and Grave

Photographed by David Seibert, September 26, 2012

3. George W. McAllister Marker and Grave

A second marker, for the Clay family, stands in the same enclosure at the cemetery

Photographed by David Seibert, September 26, 2012

4. George W. McAllister Marker

The enclosure for the McAllister and Clay family graves at the Burnt Church Cemetery.

Strathy Hall Plantation image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 26, 2012

5. Strathy Hall Plantation

Strathy Hall was George Washington McAllister's plantation home.

Photographed by David Seibert, April 4, 2006

6. Strathy Hall Plantation

The home is privately owned, and not open to the public.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 26, 2012

7. Strathy Hall Plantation

The rear of the plantation house, an addition to the original structure.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,613 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 2, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.