On East Main Street at Oak Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
Presented by the City officials and the American Legion in commemoration of its 50th anniversary and dedicated to all those who served the cause of freedom in the armed forces of the United States.
March 15th, 1969 — — Map (db m197870) WM
On South Zetterower Avenue, 0 miles north of Max Lockwood Drive, on the right when traveling south.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 1941 decision United States vs Darby Lumber Co. is a landmark ruling in American legal history. The case affirmed the federal government’s ability to regulate employment conditions, including a minimum wage, under the . . . — — Map (db m107876) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 301) north of East Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north.
This site was purchased in 1897 by Jimmerson C. Jones (1858-1924)for his wife, Minerva Pruella Akins Jones (1863-1923) and their daughters, Nelle C. Jones (1893-1948) and Mary Lee Jones (1897-1980). In 1923 the home was the site of the marriage of . . . — — Map (db m197916) HM
On East Main Street east of South Main Street (U.S. 301), on the right when traveling east.
In 1893, this site was the location of D.R. Groover, Attorney-at-Law, and C.A. Sorrier Insurance Agency. In 1894, Greene S. Johnston, joined the location with his law practice. In 1908, this was the site of Johnston and Cone Law Office. In 1910, the . . . — — Map (db m197856) HM
On Akins Pond Road (Georgia Route 9) 0.1 miles south of Jerry Hall Road, on the left.
Akins’ Mill Pond
About 1883, using a narrow gauge railroad with mule drawn hopper cars, Green Barnes built a dam on the headwaters of Mill Creek, creating a 300-acre pond, which soon came into the possession of Barnes’ son-in-law, Welcome . . . — — Map (db m110737) HM
On Banks Dairy Road, 0 miles west of Nesmith Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Banks Dairy Farm was operated on this site and included 900 acres of cultivated land combined with dairying operations. David Callaway Banks, born April 8, 1882, in Bulloch County, Georgia, was the founder of Banks Dairy Farm and The City Dairy . . . — — Map (db m106900) HM
On West Vine Street at South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west on West Vine Street.
Blue Front was the social and business hub for the African American community of Statesboro in the 1930's and 1940's. It was located on the north side of W. Vine Street between S. Walnut Street and the alley just east of this site. By the close of . . . — — Map (db m197878) HM
On West Main Street at South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
West Main Street listed in commercial historic district, in the National Register of Historic Places, in Bulloch County, Georgia, September 6, 1989 — — Map (db m197889) HM
On N. Main Street (U.S. 301) at Courtland Street, on the right when traveling south on N. Main Street.
Bulloch County was created by Act. of Feb. 8, 1776 from Bryan and Screven Counties. Originally, it contained part of Evans, Candler, Emanuel and Jenkins Counties. It was named for Archibald Bulloch (1730-1777), Revolutionary leader, elected Pres. of . . . — — Map (db m10401) HM
On Burkhalter Road at U.S. 80, on the right when traveling east on Burkhalter Road.
(side 1)
Burkhalter Road is named for the Burkhalter family (formerly spelled Burgholser), a Salzburger family that immigrated to the American colonies. In 1768, Rudolph Burkhalter was granted 400 acres of land on the south bank of the . . . — — Map (db m229280) HM
On East Main Street east of South Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1893, S.T. Chance established Chance Grocery on this site as one of the earliest, if not first, brick buildings in Statesboro. In 1905, W.G. Raines built a two-story building and opened a hardware store. The building continued to serve as a . . . — — Map (db m197852) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 25) at West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
In 1893, C.A. Lanier and J.A. Fulcher first built a general merchandise store here, which in 1904 also became the location of Rabun's Barbershop. Beginning in 1905, the site became the location of a series of banks including Sea Island (1905-1913), . . . — — Map (db m197872) HM
On Unnamed Cemetery Road, 0 miles north of Northside Drive East (U.S. 80), on the right when traveling east.
Eastside Cemetery was established on this site in 1889 in response to citizens’ requests for a central location for the burial of the dead. Early cemeteries, known is burying grounds, dotted fields of early Bulloch County family farms. Majestic . . . — — Map (db m107776) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 301) at East Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
In 1951, Harry Smith renovated his family's home, making a stylistic change from Victorian to Neoclassical. Built around the turn of the 20th century, the house originally featured gingerbread detailing. The building currently houses the Statesboro . . . — — Map (db m197920) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 301) near Sharpe Street, on the right when traveling north.
Charter Members
Deacon Edmond Kennedy, Deacon A. B. Miller, W.B. Corey, Joseph Tillman, James Price, J. J. M. Griner, Moselle Miller, Mary Tillman, Elizabeth Kennedy, Mary J. Proctor
"We covenant with God and with each other … . . . — — Map (db m10543) HM
On Southern Drive, also known as Sweetheart Circle, 0.3 miles east of Forest Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Georgia Southern University was founded as First District A&M in 1906. Bulloch County won a bidding war with Tattnall and Emanuel counties offering cash, 300 acres of land, and utilities worth $125,500. Often referred to locally as the . . . — — Map (db m108123) HM
On South Main Street at West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
In 1895, S. Waxelbaum & Son sold their business and this corner lot to Raif Simmons. In 1900, Mr. Simmons, contracted with A.J. Franklin to build this three-story business building. Mr. Simmons, and then his daughter, Lula Simmons Grimes, ran . . . — — Map (db m197876) HM
On Harville Road, 0 miles north of G. W. Oliver Road (County Road 252), on the right when traveling north.
Samuel’s son, Keebler Henry Harville, purchased the property and built the Harville House as a one-story house around 1894. The second story was added ten years later resulting in a total of 14 rooms to accommodate a growing family. The vernacular . . . — — Map (db m106950) HM
On Southern Drive, 0.1 miles north of Forest Drive, on the left when traveling east.
African Americans have always been an important part of operating the college. Prior to 1965, though, it was as carpenters, dairymen, custodians, and cooks - many of whom lived in cottages on campus and had long careers with the college. Mose Bass . . . — — Map (db m197930) HM
Near East Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Gustave Jaeckel opened this hotel in 1905. William Jennings Bryan and Cornelius Vanderbilt were guests here. Blind Willie McTell performed here. The first floor had separate gentlemen's and ladies' parlors. Also on the first floor were the dining . . . — — Map (db m197868) HM
Near State Road 67, 0.3 miles south of Burkhalter Road, on the left when traveling south.
Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair
Chartered in 1960, the Kiwanis Club of Statesboro conducted agricultural fairs in 1963 and 1964 on open lots on Stockyard Road as fund raisers. After torrential rains nearly ruined the 1964 fair, the club purchased 28 . . . — — Map (db m197933) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 301) south of West Vine Street, on the right when traveling south.
The home known as the Holland House was built in 1892 by Dr. Madison Holland and provided not only a dwelling for the doctor and his family, but also offices and a small hospital. One of the first structures in Statesboro with indoor plumbing, the . . . — — Map (db m197894) HM
President of South Georgia Teachers College and Georgia Teachers College
1934-1941 and 1943-1947
A pioneer in developing rural education, President Pittman organized the College to serve the region and state as a comprehensive . . . — — Map (db m10678) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 301) at West Cherry Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Since 1940, Bulloch County Masons have been meeting in this building which bears common characteristics with other Masonic Halls. Prior to its construction, meetings had been held at this location since the turn of the 20th century. The Ogeechee . . . — — Map (db m197914) HM
On Harville Road at Langston Chapel Road, on the right when traveling south on Harville Road.
Organized 1897
Land donated by Charley Akins, James B. Rushing,
James W. Warnock and Laura Rushing Warnock
First Pastor: Elder Daniel R. McElveen
Charter Members
Elder Daniel R. McElveen, Maggie Warnock McElveen,
Charley Akins, Maggie . . . — — Map (db m197932) HM
On Old River Road (Georgia Route 24) 0.1 miles east of Burkhalter Road, on the left when traveling east.
Organized from Union by Rev. Lewis Mayers, New Hope was Bulloch’s second Methodist Church. 1804 trustees were David Kennedy, Josiah Everette, Jarvis Jackson, Burrell Whittington and William M. Kennedy: other leaders were Joseph Hodges, Eli Kennedy . . . — — Map (db m107020) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 301) at East Vine Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Erected in 1917, the old Post Office on South Main Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Featuring both Neoclassical and Federal architectural styles, the building served as Statesboro City Hall for a number of years after . . . — — Map (db m197908) HM
On Southern Drive near Lake Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Dr. Charles Holmes Herty of the University of Georgia Chemistry Department conducted experiments in this forest that revolutionized the naval stores industry in America. Inspired by conservative gum resin gathering methods in Europe, Dr. Herty . . . — — Map (db m218627) HM
On East Main Street west of Oak Street, on the right when traveling west.
Since, 1910 the Preetorius Building has been a focal point of East Main Street. Originally housing a private banking business, the structure gained attention for its earthquake bolts. The building had offices, the New Statesboro Restaurant and a . . . — — Map (db m197863) HM
On Old Hardy Place Road at Lakeview Road, on the right when traveling east on Old Hardy Place Road.
Rigdon’s Mill
On Mill Creek just north of this marker stood one of the oldest and long lasting water mills in Bulloch County. It was built about 1840 by Daniel Rigdon and his Irish son-in-law, William Gould, using picks, shovels, and . . . — — Map (db m109042) HM
On Gentilly Road, 0.5 miles south of Brannen Street, on the left when traveling south.
This path follows the roadbed of the Savannah & Statesboro Railway (S&S RY), completed in 1899. It was created through the interests of timbermen and turpentiners and through the dreams of Statesboro citizens of becoming a railway center. The local . . . — — Map (db m108099) HM
On Savannah Avenue west of Gentilly Road, on the right when traveling west.
Entering
Savannah Avenue
Historic District
Placed on the National Register
of Historic Places by the
United States Department of the Interior
Listed November 15, 1996 — — Map (db m197925) HM
Near East Main Street at Siebald Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1901, the second bank to open in Statesboro – Sea Island Bank – took its name from the area's staple crop, Sea Island cotton, and moved to its present location in 1912. Like every bank in town, it closed during the Great Depression, but reopened . . . — — Map (db m197871) HM
On Northside Drive West (U.S. 80) near Miller Street, on the right when traveling north.
Approaching Statesboro on Dec. 4, 1864, a strong party of mounted foragers from Hazen's division, 15th Corps (USA), on the right of Gen. Sherman's army on its destructive March to the Sea, was attacked by a detachment of Confederate cavalry and . . . — — Map (db m11173) HM
On Courtland Street at North Main Street (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling west on Courtland Street.
The first undertaking business in Statesboro, the Buggy and Wagon Company also employed the city's first licensed embalmer. The building, constructed in 1902, was distinctive in the placement of curved windows on the second floor. It was used as a . . . — — Map (db m197843) HM
On East Main Street (State Highway 24) near South Main Street (U.S. 301).
South Face
Comrades
In Memory Of
The
Confederate Soldier
1861 - 1865
West Face
" How many a glorious
name for us,
How many a story of
fame for us
They left ! Would it
not be a blame for us . . . — — Map (db m10718) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
The origins of the Statesboro High and Industrial School can be traced to the early 1900s. The African American community's vision to organize a high school for their children in Bulloch County took shape in 1905 when a group of citizens purchased . . . — — Map (db m197842) HM
On Lester Road, 0.1 miles north of Allen Call Drive, on the left when traveling north.
In 1890 citizens organized and built the city’s first school, the Statesboro Academy, at the corner of North Main and Church Streets. For ten years it served the needs of the community. In 1901 a growing city dedicated a new and larger school at the . . . — — Map (db m107771) HM
On Hill Street at Siebald Street, on the right when traveling west on Hill Street.
In 1908, the 40-bed Statesboro Sanatorium became the community's first hospital. After the opening of a publicly-owned hospital in 1936, the privately-owned hospital was closed and the building converted to a hotel.
Supported by the Jack N. . . . — — Map (db m197844) HM
On East Main Street at Savannah Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
“In honor of
our Viet Nam veterans
we place this plaque of appreciation
for gallant and valorous service
in the endless quest for peace.” — — Map (db m197850) WM
On East Main Street at Savannah Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
Statesboro, the only town bearing this name in the country, was created on December 19, 1803, as the seat of a young Bulloch County. Charging just $1.00, Augusta land speculator George Siebald sold 200 acres for the establishment of the town (then . . . — — Map (db m197848) HM
On West Main Street at North Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
This site was long occupied by B.B. Morris and Company operated by father (A.F. Morris) and son (B.B. Morris-Bonnie Bernard Morris). A.F. had been a meat cutter in business since 1897, and together the two men were recognized as “barbecue . . . — — Map (db m197887) HM
On East Main Street at Siebald Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Built in the Beaux Arts style, this building was constructed in 1911. The bank closed due to the Great Depression in 1932. For the next six decades the building served various commercial purposes before being purchased by the City of Statesboro for . . . — — Map (db m197851) HM
On East Grady Street at Donehoo Street, on the right when traveling east on East Grady Street.
Between 1908 and 1936 the medical needs of Bulloch County's citizens were served by the Statesboro Sanitarium, but it closed in 1927 when community funding failed. It reopened a year later, still with inadequate funding. The Sanitarium continued for . . . — — Map (db m197928) HM
On Railroad Street at Savannah Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Railroad Street.
The Fabulous Fifty of 1906
On Saturday, December 1, 1906, Gov. Joseph M Terrell, Georgia's "education governor," came to Savannah to moderate the bidding contest for the historic First District's only Agricultural and Mechanical School. . . . — — Map (db m112195) HM
On East Main Street west of Oak Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Art Deco style of the Georgia Theater, built in 1936, was inspired by the 1925 Paris Exposition. Operated as a movie theater until the 1970s, the building's style was maintained in the 1997 renovation which made it a part of the Averitt Center . . . — — Map (db m197854) HM
On Courtland Street near North Main Street (U.S. 301), on the left when traveling west.
On Nov. 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications to the North, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, USA, began his destructive campaign for Savannah – the March to the Sea. He divided his army (US) into two wings. The Left Wing (14th . . . — — Map (db m9945) HM
On Old River Road N, also Clito Road (County Route 474) at Unnamed unpaved farm road, on the left when traveling west on Old River Road N, also Clito Road.
In 1790, John Crawford and Phillip Mathews, Burke Circuit preachers, organized a Methodist Society in the home of Joshua Hodges, Sr. In 1791, Union Meeting House became a frequent entry in Circuit records. In 1794, Union Trustees obtained from . . . — — Map (db m107051) HM
On West Vine Street at South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on West Vine Street.
Generations of Bulloch County residents have enjoyed the unique flavors of Vandy's Bar-B-Que. Vandy's opened in 1929 in Portal, GA, on Mullet Road and later located to Statesboro in the rear of the Bargain Corner Grocery. In 1943 Vandy's relocated . . . — — Map (db m197882) HM
On Jones Lane Memorial Highway (U.S. 25/301) near Southern Drive.
By resolution adopted October 16, 1980, the State Transportation Board of
Georgia has recognized the honorable W. Jones Lane for his years of dedicated service and devotion to the welfare of the people of the State of Georgia and for his support . . . — — Map (db m10676) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 301) south of East Cherry Street, on the left when traveling south.
[Top plaque]
W.G. Raines Home
restored 1985
by
William A. Frondorf
[Bottom plaque]
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior . . . — — Map (db m197922) HM
Near Northside Drive East (U.S. 80) at Turner Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first internment in Eastside Cemetery occurred on March 8, 1890. Willie Heddleston (Hedleston) was born April 17, 1856 and was a printer for the Eagle Publishing Co., owned by J. A. Brannen. They published the Statesboro Eagle newspaper . . . — — Map (db m197846) HM
On Railroad Street, 0.1 miles north of East Vine Street, on the left when traveling north.
This trail commemorates Blind Willie McTell, 1903-1959.
The great Georgia songster spent part of his boyhoo0d in Statesboro and told the US Library of Congress in 1940: “Statesboro is my real home.” William Samuel McTell, blind from . . . — — Map (db m111681) HM
On East Parrish Street (U.S. 301) 0.1 miles east of Shelby Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1943-45, German and Italian prisoners of war harvested peanuts for Bulloch County's farmers, as well as pulling corn, collecting pecans, cutting cane, and helping with general farm jobs. Georgia was suffering from a severe labor shortage with so . . . — — Map (db m108946) HM
