On Tippins Street at South Main Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west on Tippins Street. Reported missing.
This County, created by Acts of the Legislature Dec. 15, 1818; Dec. 21, 1819 and Dec. 24, 1824 is named for Colonel Daniel Appling who served in the War of 1812. Baxley was chosen as the County Site in 1874 and incorporated in 1875. The first Site, . . . — — Map (db m156561) HM
On Golden Isles Highway (U.S. 341) at South Oak Street, on the right when traveling east on Golden Isles Highway.
Baxley's Caroline Pafford Miller (1903-1992) was the first Georgia novelist to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. The author was born in Waycross and spent her formative years in the South Georgia wiregrass country. After moving to . . . — — Map (db m10079) HM
On East Broad Street east of First Street, on the right when traveling east.
You are standing at the historic terminus of Broad St. Through this iron gable - which represents an original wooden covered bridge to Cook & Brother Factory - you can view historic Downtown Athens. — — Map (db m195756) HM
On East Broad Street east of First Street, on the right when traveling east.
Generation after generation of people worked, shopped, played, prayed, married, and were buried within this river-based community.
Many former slaves settled into small houses on the floodplain of the North Oconee River in areas called . . . — — Map (db m206380) HM
Near East Broad Street east of First Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1783 the Oconee River basin was the western boundary of the new United States of America. The first U.S. frontiersmen included surveyors, mapmakers, native guides, and naturalists.
To entice farmers to the new territory, the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m206381) HM
On East Carter Avenue at North Church Street, on the left when traveling east on East Carter Avenue.
Here, about 1873, on Lot No. 1, S.J. Henderson built the first residence in Pearson, then the terminus of the Brunswick and Albany R. R. Successively the home of prominent families in early Pearson history, in 1905 it became the residence of Martin . . . — — Map (db m53174) HM
On Salem Church Road (County Route 29) 0.5 miles east of U.S. 221, on the left when traveling east.
Salem Church was built in 1889 on the Kinnaird Trail -– an Indian pathway that later became a stagecoach relay station. Martin S. Corbett was born here on 5-12-1840 and married cousin, Leonora Wealtha Pafford on 11-26-1867. Their home was . . . — — Map (db m53290) HM
Near Millford Church Road, 0.3 miles north of Georgia Route 216, on the left when traveling north.
Milford Baptist Church stood on this site for more than 120 years from about 1880 until February 2002. These rocks served as pillars for that building just as Milford Baptist Church has been the foundation of this community since 1834. The . . . — — Map (db m218688) HM
On Main Street at Court Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
This County, created by Acts of the Legislature Dec. 12 & 24, 1825, is named for Col. John Baker of Revolutionary fame. The original County Site was at Byron but an Act of Dec. 26, 1831, established a new Site which was named Newton for Sgt. John . . . — — Map (db m26981) HM
On West Hancock Street (Georgia Route 24) at S. Wilkinson Street, on the right when traveling east on West Hancock Street.
In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd reserved for famine. Fired by his success in
Pizarro's conquest of Peru, De Soto had been granted the rights, by the King of Spain, to explore, . . . — — Map (db m27275) HM
On Carl Vinson Highway (Georgia Route 112) at Fort Wilkinson Road, on the left when traveling south on Carl Vinson Highway.
Three hundred yards east of this point stood Ft. Wilkinson, established in 1797 on Georgia's Indian boundary. Garrisoned by soldiers whose families lived outside the stockade, it was an early trading house where Creek Indians were provided . . . — — Map (db m13140) HM
On Old Monticello Road NW at Nelson Road, on the right when traveling west on Old Monticello Road NW.
Site of the large Baldwin County plantation of Howell Cobb, one of the 'Great Georgia Triumvirate' of Stephens, Toombs and Cobb, and his wife, the former
Mary Ann Lamar. Born at Cherry Hill in Jefferson County, Georgia Sept. 7, 1815, he graduated . . . — — Map (db m13137) HM
On North Wayne St. near West Thomas St. when traveling north.
Jarrett Springs formerly known as Commissioners Springs,
flows in an enclosed structure about 40 yards on adjacent land.
In 1803, because of the abundant and clear water supply,
this site was selected by the Georgia Legislature as the . . . — — Map (db m43164) HM
On Kings Road at Hancock Street (Georgia Route 22/24), on the right when traveling north on Kings Road.
The first settlement in this section was made up of four frame houses, a dozen or more cabins and a fort. It was called Federal town. Many of the soldiers died so a new fort was built several miles up the river and named Fort Fidius. It was located . . . — — Map (db m36323) HM
Near Rock Hill Road east of Vinson Highway (County Route 112) when traveling south.
Where treaty of limits took place between the United States and Creek Nation of Indians June 16, 1802, ratified Jan. 11, 1803
This treaty was signed by James Wilkinson, Benjamin Hawkins, Andrew Pickens, Commissioners on the part of the United . . . — — Map (db m239149) HM
On Homer Road (U.S. 441) 0 miles north of Womack Drive, on the right when traveling north.
This line, sometimes called “The Four Mile Purchase Line” was the boundary between Georgia and the Cherokee Nation from 1804 to 1818. It was established when Georgia bought a four mile strip from the Indians so as to take in Wofford’s . . . — — Map (db m40642) HM
On U.S. 441 at Old U.S. 441, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 441.
The boundary between the State of Georgia and the Cherokee Nation established by the Treaty of Augusta, May 31, 1783, ran along here. The line ran “from the top of Currahee mountain to the head, or source, of the most southern branch of the . . . — — Map (db m40659) HM
On Broad Street at Wise Court, on the right when traveling east on Broad Street.
Built circa 1850. Owned by M. John C. Statham. He provided homes for widows of Civil War Veterans; donated land for right-of-way of railroad; streets for town, and a lot for a Methodist Church -- now the city cemetery. Statham, incorporated Dec. 20, . . . — — Map (db m17348) HM
On Fort Yargo Road, 0.2 miles east of South Broad Street (State Highway 81), on the left when traveling south.
Between the Oconee & Ocmulgee In the late 1700s, the (Muscogee) Creek village of Snoden, present-day Winder, was located within the unbroken forests of Georgia's wilderness. Numerous waterways crisscrossed the landscape supplying . . . — — Map (db m187100) HM
On Broad Street, 0.4 miles south of South Broad Street (Georgia Route 81), on the left when traveling south.
This remarkably preserved log blockhouse was built in 1793, according to historians. There are several references to Fort Yargo as existing prior to 1800. Its location is given as three miles southwest of “Jug Tavern,” original name for Winder. . . . — — Map (db m22396) HM
Near Fort Yargo Road east of South Broad Street (Georgia Highway 81), on the left when traveling south.
At one time, settlers used beehive ovens to bake all kinds of foods. Taking its name from its shape, the beehive oven can be found in all parts of the world even today. They are simple to build from clay and straw so there is little or no cost — . . . — — Map (db m187401) HM
Near Fort Yargo Road east of South Broad Street (Georgia Highway 81), on the left when traveling south.
Imagine this log building being occupied by 30 to 50 people while under attack by Indians. That was its purpose when it was built in 1792. Settlers in the area took refuge in the fort during times of threat or attack. When it was not being used for . . . — — Map (db m187377) HM
Near Fort Yargo Road east of South Broad Street (Georgia Highway 81), on the left when traveling south.
Small forts sprang up across Georgia's Indian lands during and after the Revolutionary War. The Creek, Cherokee, and other native peoples were drawn into the conflict by the British and fought skirmishes against the settlers who were establishing . . . — — Map (db m187300) HM
Near Fort Yargo Road east of South Broad Street (Georgia Highway 81), on the left when traveling south.
Settlers established farms as they arrived in new areas. They cleared forest and brush and built fences to corral their livestock, to mark their boundaries, and to keep out predators. The type of fence they built depended on available materials and . . . — — Map (db m187366) HM
Near Fort Yargo Road east of South Broad Street (Georgia Highway 81), on the left when traveling south.
Fort Yargo resembles many log cabins built across the southern highlands, especially those of Appalachia. It is one and one-half stories, with front and back doors opposite to each other for air flow during the warmer months. It has a shake roof . . . — — Map (db m187400) HM
Near Fort Yargo Road east of South Broad Street (Georgia Highway 81), on the left when traveling south.
Fort Yargo's smokehouse is a reconstruction and is in use most winters. Smokehouses served to cure meat or fish with smoke and salt. Before the invention of refrigeration, fresh meat would not last very long unless it was "smoked" or frozen. In the . . . — — Map (db m187402) HM
On Fort Yargo Road, 1 mile south of Loganville Highway (Georgia Highway 81), on the right when traveling south.
Built under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act 83rd Congress — 1954 by Barrow County, Georgia Oconee River Soil and Water Conservation District City Government of Winder Department of State Parks of Georgia with assistance . . . — — Map (db m173170) HM
On West Athens Street (Georgia Route 211) at Church Street, on the left when traveling east on West Athens Street.
For years inestimable the CREEK INDIAN VILLAGE of SNODON stood here. In 1793 ALONZO DRAPER, HOMER JACKSON and HERMAN SCUPEEN and their families became the first white people to establish homes in SNODON. This same year SNODON became JUG TAVERN. In . . . — — Map (db m17349) HM
On Main Street North at Cherry Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street North.
Adairsville had its beginning in Oothcaloga Valley, two miles north of the present site. It was named for Cherokee Indian Chief John Adair, the son of a Scottish trader and a Cherokee Princess.
Adairsville moved in 1848 to Adair Station . . . — — Map (db m227027) HM
On Adairsville Highway (Georgia Route 140) at Poplar Springs Road, on the right when traveling east on Adairsville Highway.
About 2 miles N. is the plantation home of Augustus Crawford Trimble, pioneer settler, member of the Home Guard, and businessman of Adairsville. A son, serving in the 1st Georgia Cavalry under Gen. Joe Wheeler, engaged the enemy on the plantation. . . . — — Map (db m12419) HM
On Old Allatoona Road, 0.2 miles north of Allatoona Landing Road, on the left when traveling east.
Allatoona was in pioneer days a travel hub, because ridges from east and south met here where it was fairly easy to cross the Allatoona Mountain range by winding over a low ridge, or pass.
The Sandtown or Tennessee Road from the south, and the . . . — — Map (db m13843) HM
Near Old Allatoona Road SE, 2.9 miles east of Interstate 75, on the left when traveling south.
The Tennessee Wagon Road was a heavily traveled route that
passed through the Allatoona Mountain Range. It traversed
north to Chattanooga and south to Sandtown, which was
located on the Chattahoochee River just west of Atlanta. As it
ran south . . . — — Map (db m143025) HM
On Georgia Route 293 at Old River Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 293.
Four miles east, in the gorge of the Etowah River, are the picturesque ruins of the once flourishing town of Etowah, developed by Mark Cooper around his iron furnace and rolling mill. The furnace was built in 1844, following one built in 1837 on . . . — — Map (db m56315) HM
On Rockmart Highway (Georgia Route 113) 0.4 miles east of Dallas Highway SW (Georgia Route 61), on the right when traveling west.
On this site from 1844-1879 stood the plantation of Maj. John Sharpe Rowland and Frances Lewis Rowland. The plantation comprised some 2,500 acres. Rowland’s Ferry was located just northeast of here at the mouth of Pettit’s Creek. The Rowlands also . . . — — Map (db m68747) HM
On Cassville Road NW, on the left when traveling south.
County seat Cass County 1832-1861. First decision Supreme Court of Georgia, 1846. Name changed to Manassas 1861. Town burned by Sherman 1864 and never rebuilt. — — Map (db m12359) HM
On Cassville Road NW (Old Route 41), on the left when traveling south.
In this valley was once situated the proud town of Cassville, begun in July 1833, as the seat of justice for Cass County and soon the center of trade and travel in the region recently comprising the Cherokee Nation. Both the county and town where . . . — — Map (db m12371) HM
On Hall Station Road, 1.4 miles north of Kingston Highway (Georgia Route 293), on the left when traveling north.
Ante-bellum plantation and residence of the Rev. Charles Wallace Howard, where he established a private school. May 18, 1864. Hardee's A.C. [CS] moved from Adairsville to Kingston on this road enroute to Cass Station. May 19, the 4th and 14th A.C. . . . — — Map (db m13195) HM
On Waleska Highway (Georgia Route 140) 0.1 miles west of Deer Lodge Road, on the left when traveling east.
Pine Log Town, located on Pine Log Creek in the flat fields slightly over a half mile east of Oak Hill Church north of GA 140, (in Pine Log, Georgia), extended almost a mile along the creek. The lots were 293, 294, 295,296, 317, 318, 284,and 283, in . . . — — Map (db m13190) HM
On West Central Avenue (U.S. 319) at North Grant Street (U.S. 129), in the median on West Central Avenue.
Founded at Swan in 1895 by Mr. Philander H. Fitzgerald, lawyer, veteran and publisher of the AMERICAN TRIBUNE of Indianapolis, as a soldiers’ colony in the South. Fitzgerald was settled by Union veterans who, tired of Northern winters, flocked from . . . — — Map (db m40377) HM
On South Davis Street (U.S. 129) at East Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on South Davis Street.
In the summer of 1836, a company of militia under Capt. Levi J. Knight of near Ray City was sent to protect the settlers from marauding Indians on their way to join the Seminoles in Florida. When a party of Indians plundered the plantation of . . . — — Map (db m40123) HM
On North Davis Street (U.S. 129) at East Marion Street (Georgia Route 76), on the right when traveling north on North Davis Street.
The Old Coffee Road, earliest vehicular and postal route of this section, running southwestward from the Ocmulgee River to the Florida Line, passed through today’s Lax, Nashville, Cecil, Barwick and Thomasville. The thoroughfare was opened by . . . — — Map (db m40124) HM
On Willie Smokie Glover Drive, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd reserved for famine. Fired by his success in
Pizarro's conquest of Peru, De Soto had been granted the rights, by the King of Spain, to explore, . . . — — Map (db m27272) HM
On Woolfolk Street at Smith Street, on the right when traveling west on Woolfolk Street.
Fort Hawkins was established at this site in 1806 on the eastern bank of the Ocmulgee River at the border of the Muskogee Creek Nation. The location was chosen by the fort’s namesake, Benjamin Hawkins, who served as the U.S. Agent for Indian Affairs . . . — — Map (db m59564) HM
On Woolfolk Street at Smith Street, on the right when traveling east on Woolfolk Street.
In Ocmulgee Fields camped Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe and his men on their way to Coweta Town for the purpose of making the treaty with the Creek Confederacy in 1739 — — Map (db m59596) HM
On Longstreet Church Road, 0.5 miles south of Broadhead Road, on the left when traveling north.
Longstreet Methodist Church was organized around 1812 and the original building is still in use. Land for the church was given by Charles Walker, one of the five sons of George Walker, Revolutionary soldier and early settler. The sons built on a . . . — — Map (db m40313) HM
On Beasley Road (County Route 79) 0 miles Grooverville Road (County Route 275), on the left when traveling north.
This church had its beginning in 1832, on the plantation of William H. Ramsey, about 4½ miles Southwest of here. There being no Methodist services in the vicinity at the time he and his family moved to this area. Mr. Ramsey built a brush-arbor . . . — — Map (db m10025) HM
On 2nd Street just north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Home schooling prevailed in Morven District among early families. After 1865, small academies were supported by private means, with limited public funds. Morven Academy, founded by Dr. Robert Hitch, had local and boarding students for twenty years. . . . — — Map (db m164634) HM
On South College Street (Georgia Route 67) near Courthouse Street, on the right when traveling north.
This County created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 19, 1793, is named for Jonathan Bryan, Revolutionary patriot and member of the Executive Council in 1777. The "lost town" of Hardwick on the Ogeechee River was the first temporary County Site. Laid . . . — — Map (db m14952) HM
On Ford Avenue (Georgia Route 144) south of Ivey Street, on the right when traveling south.
Henry Ford implemented the construction of the Bakery building in 1941 to provide fresh baked goods for the employees of his Richmond Hill Plantation. The Bakery was operated in tandem with the adjacent Commissary and Post Office buildings, thus . . . — — Map (db m148754) HM
On Ford Avenue (Georgia Route 144) at Cherry Street, on the right when traveling south on Ford Avenue.
The Commissary building and complex was built by Henry Ford in 1941 to serve the local community and the employees of Ford's Richmond Hill Plantation. It sold groceries, dry goods and general merchandise at reasonable prices and specialized in fresh . . . — — Map (db m148753) HM
On U.S. 144 at State Road 67, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 144.
Near here, on the West bank of the Ogeechee River, Fort Argyle was built in 1733, to command one of the main passes by which enemy Indians had recently invaded South Carolina, and to give protection to the settlers of Savannah from anticipated raids . . . — — Map (db m29523) HM
On Fort McAllister Road (State Highway 144 Spur) 2.1 miles east of Bryan Neck Road (State Route 144), on the left when traveling east.
This site on the Great Ogeechee, 14 miles from the Atlantic, was selected in 1755 by Governor John Reynolds for the capital of Georgia. He named it for his kinsman, Lord High Chancellor of England, Phillip Yorke Hardwicke. Reynolds said: "Hardwicke . . . — — Map (db m11225) HM
Near Henry Ford Avenue (Georgia Route 144) 0 miles south of Edsel Drive.
In 1856, the Savannah, Albany & Gulf R.R. was built across the nearby Ogeechee River into Bryan County. Near this site a train depot was built, which came to be known as “Ways No. 1 ½” for William J. Way, the first station master . . . — — Map (db m54398) HM
On Parker Avenue at East Lee Street, on the left when traveling south on Parker Avenue.
Brooklet, known for its avenue of oak trees, took shape at the end of the 19th century on property owned by A.J. Lee. Optimistic citizens built a new town beside the recently completed Savannah & Statesboro Railroad. Dr. H.K. Thayer, an early . . . — — Map (db m107867) HM
On Statesboro Highway (U.S. 301) near Old River Road North, on the right when traveling south.
The highway crossing here is the Old Savannah Road, one of the earliest vehicular routes west of the Ogeechee River. It led from Savannah to the Rock Landing on the Oconee, to the south of the present Milledgeville. There it connected with the main . . . — — Map (db m11101) HM
On U.S. 80 at Old Portal Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 80.
The original Portal was located 2 miles north of the current site on Old Portal Road. It got its name in 1894, when the U.S. Postal Service approved a post office for Portal. The E. E. Foy Company, of Effingham County, built a mercantile store that . . . — — Map (db m107650) HM
On Railroad Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Railroad Street.
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Register, Georgia, a small turpentine community with a largely agricultural heritage, grew into fruition at the turn of the twentieth century. Originally settled in 1855, the town was earlier known as Bengal, then Herschal. . . . — — Map (db m108621) 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.
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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 Georgia Route 119C Connector Road at Stilson Road (County Route 574), on the left when traveling east on State Route 119C. Reported damaged.
When the Savannah & Statesboro Railway was completed in 1899, some of the stations along the track began to grow into villages. One of these was Stilson, named for Stilson Hutchinson who was instrumental in getting the Railway to pass through . . . — — Map (db m109681) HM
On Winter Road, 0.2 miles west of Mark Walden Road, on the left when traveling west.
Alexander and Isabella Browne Carswell, whose ancestors earlier had fled strife-torn Scotland for Ireland, emigrated with their six children to America in 1772. The children were Edward, then 17; Agnes, 15; John, 12; Alexander Jr, 10; James, 7; and . . . — — Map (db m200199) HM
On Old Sardis Road west of Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling west.
Erected 1810
Rebuilt 1847
Dismantled 1940 and material used in erecting pastorium in Sardis.
Originally Beech Branch Meeting House constituted in 1803. — — Map (db m12491) HM
On North Liberty Street (U.S. 25) at Court Street, on the right when traveling north on North Liberty Street.
Burke County, an original county, was created by the Const. of Feb. 5, 1777, from Creek Cession of May 30, 1733. In 1758, it had been organized as the Parish of St. George. Originally, it contained parts of Jefferson, Jenkins and Screven Counties. . . . — — Map (db m7856) HM
On South Liberty Street (State Highway 24) at U.S. 25, on the left when traveling west on South Liberty Street.
The highway bearing left is the Old Quaker road, on of Georgia's earliest vehicular highways. It was opened about 1769 to provide a direct way from Savannah to a Quaker settlement centering around Wrightsboro in today's upper McDuffie County. . . . — — Map (db m8022) HM
Near McDonough Road, 0.2 miles east of Brookwood Avenue (U.S. 23).
Sylvan Grove Hospital site was originally part of a large colonial cotton plantation known as Sylvan Grove Plantation. This plantation was settled in 1817 by Williams Buttrill, Revolutionary soldier and aide to General George Washington. He was the . . . — — Map (db m103191) HM
On East Main Street (Georgia Route 45) at South Bermuda Street (County Route 153), on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
This county, created by Act of the Legislature Feb. 20, 1854, is named for John C. Calhoun, famed South Carolina Statesman, who resigned as Vice President of the United States in 1832 to return to the U.S. Senate and defend States Rights in debates . . . — — Map (db m27052) HM
On South Lee Street (U.S. 17) just north of West William Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
His OriginJacob Joseph was born of slave parents around 1845 and lived on the Murray Plantation in Walterboro, South Carolina. Based on the results of a DNA genealogy testing from family members, it was determined that Jacob's descendents were . . . — — Map (db m222206) HM
Near St. Marys Road (at milepost 1) east of Interstate 95, on the right when traveling north.
Georgia’s fate was decided in 1742 when Spanish and British forces clashed on St. Simons Island. Fort Frederica’s troops defeated the Spanish, ensuring Georgia’s future as a British colony. Today, the National Park Service manages Fort Frederica . . . — — Map (db m112210) HM
Near Interstate 95 at milepost 1 south of St Marys Rd (Interstate 95), on the right when traveling north.
Nearby Cumberland Island is the largest and one of the most natural of Georgia's barrier islands, part of the chain of islands that stretches from Cape Code to beyond Key West. And, as a unite of the National Park System, Cumberland is yours to . . . — — Map (db m239234) HM
Near Bartlett Street at St Marys Street West, on the left when traveling north.
Just seven miles by water from this spot, Cumberland Island National Seashore is home to a rich mosaic of historic sites and natural beauty.
Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene purchased land there in 1783. Following his death, his . . . — — Map (db m144961) HM
Near Bartlett Street at St Marys Street West, on the left when traveling north.
From roughly 1568 through 1684, twelve Spanish missions were established from St. Augustine to what is now coastal South Carolina. On Cumberland Island, the Franciscan mission San Pedro de Mocama ministered to the Native Americans. The . . . — — Map (db m144956) HM
Near Bartlett Street at St Marys Street West, on the left when traveling north.
By 1740, English General James Oglethorpe had established two forts (Fort St. Andrew and Fort William) on Cumberland Island to monitor the Spanish to the south. When the St. Marys River separated nations, America’s military had an important . . . — — Map (db m144959) HM
On Bartlett Street at St. Marys Street West, on the left when traveling north on Bartlett Street.
Plans for the town of St. Marys, originally known as Buttermilk Bluff, were conceived by the British in 1767. The Articles of Agreement were signed on Cumberland Island in 1787 when the first American owner Jacob Weed, divided and sold land to 19 . . . — — Map (db m144903) HM
Near Bartlett Street at St. Marys Street West, on the left when traveling north.
Gullah (the name given to the islanders of South Carolina) and Geechee (the name given to islanders of Georgia) culture is linked to West African ethnic groups enslaved on island plantations to grow rice, indigo and cotton as early as 1750. In . . . — — Map (db m145195) HM
Near Bartlett Street at St Marys Street West, on the left when traveling north.
Prior to European settlement, Southeast Georgia was populated by Timucua Indians known as Mocama. Severely diminished due to infectious diseases and conflict, the Mocama were evacuated to Cuba by the Spanish in 1763, prior to extinction. Living . . . — — Map (db m145016) HM
On Bartlett Street at St. Marys Street west, on the left when traveling north on Bartlett Street.
St. Marys has been occupied since the mid 1500s and was founded in 1787. Within historic Oak Grove Cemetery is the final resting place of the Arcadians who were driven from Arcadia by the English. After years of sorrow, fear and loss they found . . . — — Map (db m144901) HM
Near Bartlett Street near St Marys Street West, on the left.
These French-speaking refugees were forced to leave their homes in Nova Scotia by the British during the French & Indian War (1754-1763). The descendants of these oppressed Acadians ultimately sought refuge in St. Marys in the late 1790s after . . . — — Map (db m144939) HM
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) at Refuge Road, on the right when traveling south on Ocean Highway.
On the Satilla River 2.8 miles from here, was one of the largest rice plantations in the South. Originally a crown grant of 500 acres to George McIntosh in 1765, it passed to his son, John Houston McIntosh. In 1836 Gen. Duncan Lamont Clinch, U.S. . . . — — Map (db m193231) HM
On Bedell Avenue (Georgia Hwy 25) (U.S. 17) at East 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Bedell Avenue (Georgia Hwy 25).
Formed from old Colonial parishes: St. Mary and St. Thomas. Camden one of eight original counties of Georgia created by the State Constitution of 1777. County named for Charles Pratt, Earl of Camden, Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor of England. . . . — — Map (db m168000) HM
On West 3rd Street just west of Bedell Avenue (U.S. 17), on the left when traveling west.
Woodbine was founded in 1893 on the banks of the Satilla River. It grew from earlier river-side sawmill communities established in the mid 1800's. Harvesting timber was a major occupation, and large rafts of logs were floated down the river to the . . . — — Map (db m155789) HM
On West Broad Street (State Highway 46) near Nort Kennedy Street, on the right when traveling west.
Candler County was created by an Act of the Georgia Legislature July 17, 1914, out of portions of Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall Counties, and named for Gov. Allen D. Candler (1834-1910). Gov. Candler is famed for the preservation of Colonial and . . . — — Map (db m18229) HM
On Georgia Route 23/121 at Canoochee Road, on the left when traveling south on State Route 23/121.
The route crossing at this point is the Sunbury Road, one of the longest vehicular thoroughfares of post-Revolutionary Georgia. It was laid out in the early 1790's from Greensboro via today's Sparta and Swainsboro to the town of Sunbury, a port on . . . — — Map (db m13361) HM
On Main Street at East Railroad Street (County Route 55), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Named after Polish Count Casimir Pulaski, the Town of Pulaski was established in western Bulloch County in 1900. It was a railroad town and in 1901 was included in the passenger train service from Savannah to Dublin.
H. Lehman Franklin . . . — — Map (db m108616) HM
On City Hall Avenue, 0 miles east of Wood Alley, on the right when traveling east.
Bowdon is near the geographical center of the last land in Georgia owned by the Creek Nation and ceded to the U.S. This tract, approximately 550 sq. mi. in area, is 80 mi long and 10 mi. wide at its widest point.
When Carroll County was . . . — — Map (db m31329) HM
On West College Street (Georgia Route 166) 0 miles west of College View Street, on the right when traveling west.
Bowdon College was Georgia’s fifth chartered institution of higher education and first coeducational institution. Bowdon was a frontier community of merchants and yeomen who nourished the growth of a school where earnest students of limited means . . . — — Map (db m31328) HM
On Rome Street at Alabama Street, on the left when traveling north on Rome Street.
Carrollton was incorporated December 22, 1829, and named in honor of Charles Carroll, last living signer of the Declaration of Independence.
In 1830, the town was surveyed and lots were laid out, with the central feature being the town square, . . . — — Map (db m115249) HM
On Newnan Street (Georgia Route 166) at Dixie Street, on the right when traveling east on Newnan Street.
Carroll County, created by an act of the Georgia legislature in December, 1826, proudly bears the name of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton.
Charles Carroll was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1737. He attended preparatory schools in this country . . . — — Map (db m12872) HM
On Tyson Road, 0.5 miles north of Flat Rock Road, on the right when traveling north.
In the mid-1600s, John Tyson traveled from the British Isles to Virginia. Over the next 200 years, his descendents migrated to North Carolina and on to Georgia. Alexander, Clement, and Jehu Tyson and their mother Penelope settled this land in 1853. . . . — — Map (db m10041) HM
On Mt Pisgah Road at Potts Road, on the right when traveling west on Mt Pisgah Road. Reported missing.
Arthur I. Leet was a Methodist clergyman who also had widespread commercial interests. He established a mill and large tanyard near the spring before the war.
These facilities were widely used by local citizens, and the site became a landmark . . . — — Map (db m13215) HM
On Farming Rock Road (County Route 145) south of Lafayette Highway (U.S. 27), on the left when traveling south.
John S. Henderson, the son of a Scottish immigrant, came to the local area from Tennessee with his brother William and an African slave woman named Millie. He bought land that included the old farm of Jesse Lane, where the stage stopped, another . . . — — Map (db m82792) HM
On Old Dixie Highway (U.S. 41) 0.2 miles north of Haggard Road, on the right when traveling north.
For the last eight miles this highway has followed closely the course of the Old Federal Road northeast Georgia’s earliest vehicular thoroughfare and first postal route. It led this way from the southeast Cherokee boundry, in the direction of . . . — — Map (db m12173) HM
On Nashville Street (U.S. 41) 0 miles west of Jail Street, on the left when traveling west.
Created December 5, 1853, the county has an Indian name. Ringgold bears the name of Major Samuel Ringgold, who died of wounds received at the Mexican War battle of Palo Alto in 1846. Taylor’s Ridge, visible for miles, is named for the Indian chief . . . — — Map (db m19268) HM
On Depot Street south of Nashville Street (U.S. 41).
Swinging Bridge was constructed near the end of 1800's, probably by the city of Ringgold. It provided the farmers and school children that lived on the south side of the creek a safe crossing into Ringgold. There was a ford for use by wagons below . . . — — Map (db m82884) HM
On Catoosa Parkway (Georgia Route 2) at Chattanooga Road (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling east on Catoosa Parkway.
This highway is part of the Old Federal Road, an early thoroughfare that linked Georgia and west Tennessee across the Indian Country. It began on the southeast boundary of the Cherokees, in the direction of Athens, Georgia and led toward Nashville . . . — — Map (db m207195) HM
On Catoosa Parkway (Georgia Route 2) at U.S. 41, on the right when traveling east on Catoosa Parkway.
This Church, organized September 2, 1837, before the Cherokee Indians were removed from this area, was the first church organized by white settlers in the bounds of the present Catoosa County, according to available records. The organizers were a . . . — — Map (db m207192) HM
On Burning Bush Road, 0.3 miles north of Red Belt Road / Three Notch Road, on the right when traveling north.
Thomas Thompson Napier built this house in 1836 of heavy local timber prepared by slaves and finishing lumber brought by ox-wagon from Augusta. During the Battle of Chickamauga 20 wounded soldiers were cared for in the house by Mrs. Martha Harris . . . — — Map (db m13864) HM
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