Near Sunbury in Liberty County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Colonel's Island

Photographed by David Seibert, January 21, 2013

1. Colonel's Island Marker

Inscription. Until about 1778 this island was called Bermuda, but afterward called Colonel’s Island because of the large number of colonels having plantations here. Major plantations included “Woodville,” “Herron’s Point,” “Maxwellton,” “Suligree,” “Maybank,: “Black Rock,” “Laws,” “Cedar Point,” “Hickory Hill,” “Dunham’s,” and “Melon Bluff.”

Rice and indigo were the principal money crops grown on Colonel’s Island during the antebellum era. During the War Between the States the island was also a source of salt, an essential ingredient in the making of gunpowder.

Long before European explorers reached North America Colonel’s Island was a part of the Guale Indian kingdom of the Creek Nation.

Erected 1996 by Liberty County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.

Location. 31° 42.612′ N, 81° 16.972′ W.

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Marker is near Sunbury, Georgia, in Liberty County. It is at the intersection of Islands Highway (Georgia Route 38) and Kings Road, on the right when traveling east on Islands Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hinesville GA 31310, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Morris (approx. 3½ miles away); The Famous Sunbury "Masonic" Oak (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Old Sunbury Road (approx. 4 miles away); Sunbury Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different

Photographed by David Seibert, January 21, 2013

2. Colonel's Island Marker

marker also named The Sunbury Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Sunbury (approx. 4.1 miles away); Saint John's Lodge Number Six (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Dead Town Of Sunbury (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunbury.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 21, 2013

3. Colonel's Island Marker

Looking southeast on Kings Road

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2013, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,824 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 30, 2013, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on February 1, 2013, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.