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

"Hall's Knoll"

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Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

1. "Hall's Knoll" Marker

Inscription. Home-site of Dr. Lyman Hall, signer of the Declaration of Independence, member of the First Continental Congress, Governor of Georgia, member of Midway Congregational church near here. Graduate of Yale University, (1747). Born in Wallingford, Conn., April 12, 1724. Dr. Hall moved to the Puritan Colony at Dorchester, S.C. in 1757 and after those Puritans had established themselves here in Saint John`s Parish in the Province of Georgia, he moved to this place and became the leading physician of his time. He died Oct. 19, 1790, and was buried on a bluff overlooking the Savannah River. In 1848 his body was re-interred in Augusta with that of George Walton, another Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence, beneath the Signers Monument, a granite obelisk.

St. John`s Parish was later named Liberty County in commemoration of the patriotism of the Midway Colonists here, who, from the passage of the Stamp Act, became the most uncompromising champions of liberty, and, who, in advance of the remainder of the Province, took radical action by sending Dr. Lyman Hall to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia as a delegate

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before the Province at large could be induced to join the federation.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 089-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society, and the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1776.

Location. 31° 49.183′ N, 81° 25.789′ W. Marker is in Midway, Georgia, in Liberty County. It is on Ocean Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south. Marker is about one mile north of Midway Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Midway GA 31320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and on the Sea Islands.

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,

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2, 2008

2. "Hall's Knoll" Marker

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: Midway First Presbyterian Church (approx. ¾ mile away); Susie King Taylor (approx. ¾ mile away); Midway Museum (approx. 0.9 miles away); Midway Congregational Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); In Memory of Button Gwinnett and Dr. Lyman Hall (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Rev. Mr. John Osgood (approx. one mile away); Brigadier General James Screven (approx. one mile away); James Screven and Daniel Stewart (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midway.

Also see . . . Revolutionary-War-and-Beyond.com. Dr. Lyman Hall - Georgia Signer of the Declaration of Independence (Submitted on July 4, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2, 2008

3. "Hall's Knoll" Marker

"Hall's Knoll" Marker looking north along US 17 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2, 2008

4. "Hall's Knoll" Marker looking north along US 17

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,696 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 7, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 4, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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