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

Guale Village at Seven-Mile Bend

Photographed by David Seibert, September 26, 2012

1. Guale Village at Seven-Mile Bend Marker

Inscription. Across the Ogeechee River from this point was the northernmost town of the Province of Guale, the village of Satuache. Spanish records place Satuache about 10 miles northeast of Guale’s provincial capital at Mission Santa Catalina (St. Catherines Island). Indian artifacts at the Seven-Mile Bend attest to Guale activity in association with the Spanish mission of San Diego de Satuache. The Guale town and the Spanish mission there were abandoned ca. 1663. The name Ogeechee is Indian in origin and means River of the Uchee, (“seeing far away”) for a village further north on the 245-mile long river. The Seven-Mile Bend site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Erected 2012 by Coastal Bryan Heritage Trail.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1663.

Location. 31° 53.4′ N, 81° 12.05′ W. Marker is near Richmond Hill, Georgia, in Bryan County. It can be reached from the intersection of Fort McAllister Road (Georgia Route 144 Spur) and Savage Island Road. The marker stands on the bank of the Ogeechee River, just inside the entrance to Fort McAllister Historic Park. It is north of Fort McAllister Road, opposite the intersection

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with Savage Island Road. It is reached by a walking trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3894 Fort McAllister Road, 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 walking distance of this marker: Machinery From The C.S.S. Nashville (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Antonio J. Waring, Jr. M.D. (about 500 feet away); Destruction of the C.S.S. Nashville (about 600 feet away); C.S.S. Nashville (about 600 feet away); Sinking of the CSS "Nashville (Rattlesnake)" (about 600 feet away); Fort McAllister The Naval Bombardments (about 700 feet away); Fort McAllister The Assault From The Rear (about 700 feet away); Capt. John McCrady (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond Hill.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 26, 2012

2. Guale Village at Seven-Mile Bend Marker

The Ogeechee River is in the background.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 26, 2012

3. Guale Village at Seven-Mile Bend Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, September 26, 2012

4. Guale Village at Seven-Mile Bend Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,419 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 4, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.