Kingsland in Camden County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Post Road
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, March 19, 2015
1. Post Road Marker
This road, formerly an Indian trail which paralleled the coast, was used by the Spanish and the British. In 1778 it was traveled by the Revolutionary soldiers who marched against Fort Tonyn at Point Peter. Albert Gallatin while U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in 1805 recommended the Old St. Marys Road, a portion of the Post Road, as one of seven principal routes that were important to U.S. defense and postal service.
Erected 1953 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 020-5.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.
Location. 30° 52.258′ N, 81° 42.278′ W. Marker is in Kingsland, Georgia, in Camden County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 17 and Old Jefferson Highway, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 17. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingsland GA 31548, 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 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tre Francesco Porfirio (approx. 5 miles away); Joe H. Joseph / Hammond Roberts (approx. 5 miles away); Jacob Joseph
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, March 19, 2015
2. Post Road Marker (looking south along US Highway 17)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, March 19, 2015
3. Post Road Marker (looking southeast along Old Jefferson Highway)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, March 19, 2015
4. Old Jefferson Highway sign
View looking north along US Highway 17 from the Post Road marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2015, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,167 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 19, 2015, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
