Port Wentworth in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Atlantic Coastal Highway Through Georgia
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 12, 2022
1. Atlantic Coastal Highway Through Georgia Marker
First work done in 1735 when the road from Savannah to Darien, probably the first road in Georgia, was laid out with the assistance of Tomochichi, the Mico of the Yamacraws.
Savannah River bridge completed August 1925. Paving through Chatham County completed 1921. Construction from Chatham-Bryan county line to Florida line financed with State and Federal funds and a $900,000 Bond Issue of the Coastal Highway District.
Construction program of the Coastal Highway District under the leadership of Harvey Granger, chairman of the Coastal Highway Commission, begun August 1924 and completed October 1927.
Coastal Highway Commission
Harvey Granger, Chairman
Frank C. Battey, Sec. & Treas.
David S. Atkinson, Attorney
E.L. Stephens, Field Supt.
[List of 9 named Commissioners]
State Highway Department
John N. Holder, Chairman of Board
Stanley S. Bennet, Member of Board
John R. Phillips, Member of Board
W.R. Neel,State Highway Engineer
Searcy B. Slack, Bridge Engineer
H.J.
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Erected by Coastal Highway Commission, State Highway Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1735.
Location. 32° 9.923′ N, 81° 9.485′ W. Marker is in Port Wentworth, Georgia, in Chatham County. Marker is on North Coastal Highway (Georgia Route 25), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Wentworth GA 31407, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Savannah River Plantations (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion (approx. 1˝ miles away); Indian Trading Post: Home of Mary Musgrove (approx. 1.6 miles away); Battle Between Confederate Gunboats and Union Field Artillery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Washington's Southern Tour (approx. 2 miles away); Mulberry Grove Plantation (approx. 2 miles away); Laurel Hill Plantation (approx. 2˝ miles away in South Carolina); Georgia Ports Authority (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Wentworth.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2009
2. Atlantic Coastal Highway Through Georgia Marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2009
3. Atlantic Coastal Highway Through Georgia Marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud, January 9, 2009
4. Atlantic Coastal Highway Marker, looking west just past Savannah River
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 12, 2022
5. Atlantic Coastal Highway Through Georgia Marker
6. Atlantic Coastal Highway, looking eastward
The former toll bridge signals the end of mainland Georgia, thus ending GA 25 and becoming SC 170.
Internet Archive
7. To-Mo-Chi-Chi
Engraving by Felix O. C. Darley from Benson J. Lossing, 1913, History of the United States, Vol. 1, following page 292.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,475 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 10, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 6. submitted on January 10, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 7. submitted on June 13, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
