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De Lyon - De La Motta Cemetery Marker image, Touch for more information
By Mike Stroud, 2008
De Lyon - De La Motta Cemetery Marker
101 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Kayton/Frazier Area — De Lyon - De La Motta Cemetery
On Cohen Street, 0.1 miles east of West Boundry Street.
Family Burial Ground of Levi Sheftall commonly known as the De Lyon - De La Motta Cemetery Dedicated 1773 used about 80 yearsMap (db m13322) HM
102 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Paradise Park — 025-92/98 — White Bluff Meeting HouseAmerican Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site
On White Bluff Road north of Magnolia Avenue.
Here meets the oldest congregation following the Reformed (Calvinistic) theological tradition in continuous service in Georgia. In 1737, 160 Reformed Germans came to Savannah seeking religious freedom. After working their terms as indentured . . . Map (db m121852) HM
103 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Yamacraw Village — 025-89 — Andrew Bryan
On West Bryan Street, on the right when traveling west.
Andrew Bryan was born at Goose Creek, S.C. about 1716. He came to Savannah as a slave and here he was baptized by the Negro missionary, the Reverend George Leile, in 1781. Leile evacuated with the British in 1782 at the close of the American . . . Map (db m15624) HM
104 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Yamacraw Village — Dr. Noble W. Jones1723 -1805
Near Martin Luther King Boulevard (West Broad Street) when traveling south.
He was a physician and planter who also served as Speaker of the Georgia Assembly during the Royal and Revolutionary Period. Imprisoned by the British, he later held a seat in the Continental Congress and Ga's Constitutional . . . Map (db m64444) HM WM
105 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Yamacraw Village — 025-7 — General Casimir Pulaski • Sergeant William Jasper
Near West Broad near Liberty Streets.
Near this spot two notable heroes of the American Revolution were mortally wounded in the ill-fated assault by the American and French forces upon the British lines here on October 9, 1779. Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski, the famous Polish patriot, . . . Map (db m6698) HM
106 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Yamacraw Village — Great Indian Warrior / Trading Path
On West Libety Street near Martin Luther King Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
(The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road) The most heavily traveled road in Colonial America passed through here, linking areas from The Great Lakes to Georgia. Laid on animal trails and Native American Trading/Warrior Paths. Treaties among the . . . Map (db m5648) HM
107 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Yamacraw Village — Lt. Joseph Lawton1753 - 1815
On Louisville Road.
Served as a Lieutenant in Colonel Bull's Granville County, SC Regiment. Lt. Lawton was a Justice of the Peace in St. Peter's Parish. He owned land in St. Peter's Parish, St. Helena Parish, and Granville County, SCMap (db m6502) HM
108 Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Yamacraw Village — Samuel Elbert1740 - 1788
On Louisville Road at Martin Luther King Boulevard on Louisville Road.
Savannah Merchant, organized and commanded Grenadier Company 1772; Member Council of Safety; Fought several battles as Continental Colonel; Captured twice; After release commanded stores at Yorktown; Promoted to Militia Major General, . . . Map (db m6440) HM
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109 Georgia, Chatham County, Skidaway Island — 025-92 — Modena
On McWhorter Drive at Ocean Science Circle, in the median on McWhorter Drive.
This location first appears (1734) in Georgia's history as a Savannah outpost. An original settler was Thomas Mouse who is remembered for his description of early hardships here. An evangelical visitor in 1736 was John Wesley. By 1740 the settlement . . . Map (db m9400) HM
110 Georgia, Chatham County, Thunderbolt — Colonials at Bonaventure
On Near Noble Jones Drive.
Georgia was the last of the 13 colonies settled in 1733. It was a time of trial and hardship and called for persons bold in spirit, as well as resilience to the hard life that came with pioneering. In this section we honor 13 of those men and . . . Map (db m10954) HM
111 Georgia, Chatham County, Thunderbolt — Roger Lacy (Lacey)
On River Drive near Center St., on the right when traveling north.
Roger Lacy (Lacey) arrived in Savannah in 1734. While a resident of the Georgia Colony, he spent most of his time at a trading post in Augusta. There he gained employment as a trader and served as the post commander. Roger Lacy (Lacey) was a . . . Map (db m9494) HM
112 Georgia, Chatham County, Thunderbolt — Solomon's Lodge No. 1Free and Accepted Masons — Savannah, Georgia —
On Bonaventure Road.
Solomon's Lodge No. 1 Free and Accepted Masons Savannah, Georgia Established by Worshipful Brother James Edward Oglethorpe February 21, 1734 at Sunbury, Georgia Celebrating 275 Years of Freemasonry in Georgia 1734-2009Map (db m171588) HM
113 Georgia, Chatham County, Tybee Island — 025-63 — John Wesley(1703-1791)
On February 6, 1736, John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, landed at Peeper (now Cockspur) Island near here and there preached to his fellow voyagers his first sermon on American soil. A monument has been erected on Cockspur Island to commemorate . . . Map (db m5072) HM
114 Georgia, Chatham County, Tybee Island — 025-64 — Lazaretto←—«
On US 80 at Olde Tybee Rd., on the right when traveling east on US 80.
After the repeal of the anti-slavery provision in the Charter of the Colony of Georgia on 1749, an act permitting the importation of slaves ordered the erection of a Lazaretto (Quarantine Station) on Tybee Island. Not until 1767 were 104 acres . . . Map (db m12953) HM
115 Georgia, Chatham County, Tybee Island — Soldier of LibertyFort Pulaski National Monument
On Fort Pulaski Road, 0.9 miles north of U.S. 80, on the right when traveling north.
Casimir Pulaski became a national hero in Poland when he fought for Polish liberty against Russian and Prussian forces in 1771. A year later, Poland lost the fight and Pulaski was forced to flee his homeland. He met Benjamin Franklin in Paris in . . . Map (db m134074) HM
116 Georgia, Chatham County, Tybee Island — The 1st Tybee Island Day Mark • The 2nd Tybee Island Day Mark 1742-1768
Near Meddin Drive south of Taylor Street, on the right when traveling south.
The 1st Tybee Island Day Mark When James Oglethorpe established the British colony in 1733, he recognized the need for a lighthouse on Georgia's coast, and and ordered that one be built on Tybee Island. When the wooden tower was completed in . . . Map (db m210677) HM
117 Georgia, Chatham County, Tybee Island — The Middle Passage UNESCO Site of Memory Tybee Island, Georgia Routes of Enslaved Peoples:Resistance, Liberty and Heritage
On Meddin Drive north of Gulick Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Middle Passage is a scar on the history of humanity. It is not a single race, religion or country's responsibility to bear; it belongs to the world. The enslavement of Africans was a global system that lasted more than 300 years. The Middle . . . Map (db m210667) HM
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118 Georgia, Chatham County, Tybee Island — The Unesco Routes of Enslaved Peoples:Resistance, Liberty and Heritage
On Meddin Drive north of Gulick Street, on the right when traveling north.
Launched in 1994. the international and inter-regional project The Routes of Enslaved Peoples: Resistance, Liberty, Heritage addresses the history of the slave trade and slavery through the prism of intercultural dialogue, a culture of peace and . . . Map (db m210668) HM
119 Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Cusseta — 026-4 — Kasihta (Cusseta)
On Broad Street (Georgia Route 520) 0 miles east of Lafayette Road, on the left when traveling east.
Kashita, “the Peace Town of the Lower Creeks,” one of two great Muskogee towns in the Creek Confederation of Indians, stood on the site of the Generals’ Headquarters at Fort Benning. Kashita, mentioned in the narrative of DeSoto’s . . . Map (db m38838) HM
120 Georgia, Columbia County, Appling — 36-7 — First Baptist Church in Georgia
On Ray Owens Road, on the left when traveling north.
Kiokee Church, the first Baptist Church to be constituted in Georgia, was organized in the Spring of 1772, by the Rev. Daniel Marshall, one of the founders of the Baptist denomination in Georgia. A meeting house was built, and the Rev. Daniel . . . Map (db m27064) HM
121 Georgia, Columbia County, Winfield — 94-08 — William FewSigner of the U.S. Constitution
On Cobbham Road (State Road 150), on the right when traveling west.
On this site stood the home of William Few, one of Georgia's signers of the United States Constitution. Built in 1781, the house burned in 1930. William Few was born near Baltimore, Maryland, June 8, 1748. In 1776 he moved to Augusta, . . . Map (db m27053) HM
122 Georgia, Crawford County, Knoxville — William Bartram TrailTraced 1773-1777 — Deep South Region —
On East Agency Street (Georgia Route 42) at Hartman Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on East Agency Street.
In July 1774 William Bartram camped nearby at “a beautiful large brook”, Sweet Water, on a trek from Augusta to Cusetta.Map (db m12266) HM
123 Georgia, Crawford County, Roberta — William Bartram TrailTraced 1773-1777 — Deep South Region —
On East Agency Street at Hicks Road, on the left when traveling east on East Agency Street.
In 1774 William Bartram passed through what is now Roberta, after camping at Sweetwater and finding a new hydrangea.Map (db m12265) HM
124 Georgia, Crawford County, Sandy Point — William Bartram TrailTraced 1773-1777 — Deep South Region —
On Carl Sutton Road, 0.4 miles north of Sandy Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
In July 1774 William Bartram entered Crawford County here, site of Marshall's Mill, going on to Knoxville, Roberta, and Cusetta.Map (db m59559) HM
125 Georgia, Crisp County, Cordele — 040-9 — Spanish-Indian Battle(1702)
On Cannon Road (Georgia Route 230) 0.2 miles south of Andersonville Trail (U.S. 280), on the right when traveling south.
Early in 1702 Joseph de Zuńiga, Spanish Governor of Florida, and Pierre le Moyne Iberville, French founder of Louisiana, made plans to check steadily increasing English trade with the Indian tribes in the interior, and perhaps to drive them out of . . . Map (db m22899) HM
126 Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge — Battle of 1702
On Albany Road (Georgia Route 97) 0 miles north of Carter Street, on the right when traveling north.
In this vicinity was fought the Flint Battle of 1702 between the English under Captain Antonio with Creek allies from Achito (near Columbus) and the Spaniards under Captain Francisco Romo Uriza with 800 Indians from Bacuqua (north of Tallahassee). . . . Map (db m55600) HM
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127 Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge — 043-1 — Battle of 1702
On Albany Road (Georgia Route 97) at Carter Street, on the right when traveling north on Albany Road.
In this vicinity was fought the Flint Battle of 1702 between the English under Capt. Antonio with Creek allies from Achito (near Columbus) and the Spaniards under Capt. Francisco Romo Uriza with 800 Indians from Bacuqua (north of Tallahassee). In a . . . Map (db m55598) HM
128 Georgia, Effingham County, Clyo — 051-10 — Early Baptists At Tuckasee King
On State Highway 119 at Tuckasee King Road (County Route 84), on the right on State Highway 119.
Soon after 1767, the Rev. Benjamin Stirk, who had been baptized at the Orphan House, visited Tuckasee King and, finding a number of Baptists there, began to preach to them. As there was then no Baptist Church in Georgia, an arm of the church at . . . Map (db m7537) HM
129 Georgia, Effingham County, Clyo — 051-19 — John Adam Treutlen
On Clyo-Stillwell Road at Sisters Ferry Road, on the right when traveling north on Clyo-Stillwell Road.
On these lands stood the home of John Adam Treutlen, the first Governor of Georgia after the State obtained Independence, being elected in 1777 under the first Constitution of Georgia. A Salzburger, born about 1733, John Adam Treutlen came to . . . Map (db m7255) HM
130 Georgia, Effingham County, Clyo — 051-18 — Old Mount Pleasant»——→
On Clyo-Kildare Road (County Route 81) at Taylor Chapel Road, on the right when traveling west on Clyo-Kildare Road.
Two miles east of here, on a bluff fronting Savannah River, is the site of Mt. Pleasant, a former Uchee Indian town and English trading post. Even before the foundation of Georgia, the spot was a key point on an arterial Indian path which had long . . . Map (db m7775) HM
131 Georgia, Effingham County, Clyo — 051-13 — Two Historic Savannah River Ferries
On Railroad Avenue (State Highway 119) at Williams Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Railroad Avenue.
On the Savannah River, near here, two historic Ferries operated in Colonial Days, linking South Carolina and the Northern overland trade paths with Georgia and the routes leading South to the Savannah and East Florida markets. In 1739, General . . . Map (db m7194) HM
132 Georgia, Effingham County, Ebenezer — The Salzburgers
On Ebenezer Road (Georgia Route 275), on the left when traveling east.
[Marker's East face]: To the Memory of the Salzburgers and their faithful pastors. Rev. John Martin Bolzius and Rev. Israel Christain Gronau who for their faith in the doctrines of Gods Word as taught in . . . Map (db m14739) HM
133 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — 051-2 — Jerusalem (Ebenezer) Church»— 6 mi.—→
On Ga 21 at Ga 275, on the right when traveling west on Ga 21. Reported missing.
Built in 1767- 69 by Lutheran Protestants who came to Georgia in 1734 after being exiled from Catholic Salzburg in Europe, the church is officially name Jerusalem Church. It stands on the site of a wooden building probably erected soon after the . . . Map (db m7629) HM
134 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — Jerusalem Church Cemetery
On Ebenezer Road (County Route 275) 0.1 miles east of Old Augusta Road (County Route 284), on the left when traveling east.
This cemetery has been the primary burial site for the town of New Ebenezer and the congregation of Jerusalem Lutheran Church since at least the mid-1740’s. An earlier burial ground dating from 1734 was located at the site of Old Ebenezer near . . . Map (db m156763) HM
135 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — 051-3 — Old River Road←—→
On Ebenezer Road (Georgia Route 275), on the left when traveling north.
The Old River Road, one of Colonial Georgia's leading thoroughfares and the first highway to connect Savannah and Augusta, passed here. It was initially opened as a horse path by direction of General Oglethorpe in the 1730's. During the early . . . Map (db m7649) HM
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136 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — 051-6 — Silk Culture at Ebenezer
On Ebenezer Road (Highway 275).
Silk culture began at Ebenezer in 1736, when each Salzburger was presented with a mulberry tree and two were instructed in the art of reeling. Two machines were soon in operation in Mr. Bolzius' yard near the church, and in 1749, 762 lbs. of . . . Map (db m7694) HM
137 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — 051-4 — The Rev. John Martin Bolzius / The Rev. Israel Christian Gronau
On Ga 275, on the left when traveling east.
In this cemetery are buried the Rev. John Martin Bolzius and the Rev. Israel Christian Gronau, ministers who came to Georgia with the first company of Salzburgers. In March 1734, the Rev. Mr. Bolzius was Superintendent of the Latin Orphan House at . . . Map (db m7631) HM
138 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — 051-12 — The Town of Ebenezer
On Ebenezer Road (County Route 275), on the right when traveling north.
Ebenezer was laid off in 1736, after the plan of Savannah, covering an area of a quarter of a mile square. Besides the homes, the plan included a church, parsonage, an academy, orphan house, public storehouse and market places. A thriving town at . . . Map (db m7576) HM
139 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — 015-5 — The Village of Abercorn
On Augusta Road (Georgia Route 21) just south of Old Augusta Road, on the right when traveling north.
Near here the Village of Abercorn was laid out, in 1733, and ten families assigned to it. In 1734, when the Salzburgers arrived in Georgia, many of them were stationed in Abercorn to wait for their homes to be built in Ebenezer and a road cut . . . Map (db m156762) HM
140 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon — William Bartram TrailTraced 1773-1777 — Deep South Region —
On Ebenezer Road (Route 275) near Old Augusta Road (County Route 284), on the left when traveling north.
John and William Bartram, naturalists, explored Ebenezer and Effingham County on their Savannah~ Augusta Travels.Map (db m7376) HM
141 Georgia, Effingham County, Rincon ( Ebenezer) — John Adam Treutlen
On Ebenezer Road (State Highway 275), on the right when traveling north.
(South Face) John Adam Treutlen 1733 - 1782 First Constitutional Governor of The State Of Georgia Elected May 1777 (East Face) John Adam Treutlen He was a member of the First Provincial Congress Of Georgia, . . . Map (db m7645) HM
142 Georgia, Effingham County, Springfield — 051-7 — Bethany
On Stillwell-Clyo Road at Bethany Road, on the right when traveling north on Stillwell-Clyo Road.
The settlement of Bethany was effected near here in 1751 by John Gerar William DeBrahm, His Majesty's Surveyor General for the Southern District of North America. Comprised at first of 160 Germans, the group was joined 11 months later by an equal . . . Map (db m14587) HM
143 Georgia, Effingham County, Springfield — 051-1 — Effingham County
On N. Pine Street near Rabun Street, on the left when traveling east.
This is one of the eight original Counties created by the Georgia Constitution in 1777 and is named for Lord Effingham who was an ardent supporter of Colonial Rights. By Act of Feb. 26, 1784, the first County Site was located at Tuckasee-King near . . . Map (db m7505) HM
144 Georgia, Effingham County, Springfield — 051-14 — Old Ebenezer»— .5 mi. →
On State Highway 21 near Log Landing Road, on the right when traveling west.
About .5 miles East on this Road is the site of Old Ebenezer, the first settlement of the Salzburgers in Georgia. They selected this location and named it Ebenezer -- the stone of help. General Oglethorpe marked out their town, and soon they . . . Map (db m7617) HM
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145 Georgia, Elbert County, Dewy Rose — 052-8B — Stinchcomb Methodist Church
On Stinchcomb Road, 0.5 miles south of Deep Creek Road, on the right when traveling south.
Stinchcomb Methodist Church was one of the first churches in this section of the state. On Dec. 30, 1794, Middleton Wood granted to Absalom Stinchcomb, John Gatewood and John Ham, the "privilege to erect a meeting house on his land on waters of . . . Map (db m14377) HM
146 Georgia, Elbert County, Elberton — 052-12 — "Old Dan Tucker">>>-- 6 mi. -->
On Calhoun Falls Highway (Georgia Route 72) at Pearl Mill Road, on the left when traveling east on Calhoun Falls Highway.
Rev. Daniel Tucker owned a large plantation on the Savannah River and is buried near his old homesite, “Point Lookout,” six miles from here. Born in Virginia, February 14, 1744, Daniel Tucker came here to take up a land grant. A . . . Map (db m38575) HM
147 Georgia, Elbert County, Elberton — 052-8A — Colonists’ Crossing>>>>--- 8 mi. --->
On Calhoun Falls Highway (Georgia Route 72) at Bobby Brown State Park Road, on the right when traveling east on Calhoun Falls Highway.
“The Point,” where early settlers crossed into Georgia, is eight miles east of here. As soon as this area was ceded, Governor Wright opened a post at the confluence of the Broad and Savannah Rivers, known as Fort James. “The . . . Map (db m37051) HM
148 Georgia, Floyd County, Rome — 057-16 — De Soto In Georgia
Near Reservoir Street near U.S. 27.
In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd of swine reserved for famine. Fired by his success in Pizarro's conquest of Peru. De Soto had been granted the rights, by the King of . . . Map (db m30462) HM
149 Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, South Downtown — War WomanNancy Hart, 1735-1830
Near Capitol Avenue Southwest north of Capital Square Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
Georgia’s most acclaimed female participant during the Revolutionary War was Nancy Morgan Hart. A devout patriot, Hart gained notoriety during the Revolution for her determined efforts to rid the area of Tories, English soldiers, and British . . . Map (db m215340) HM
150 Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick — Brunswick Stew
On I-95 (at milepost 40) when traveling south.
The first Brunswick Stew was made here in the Brunswick - Golden Isles area in early colonial days. It remains an American Favorite.Map (db m16615) HM
151 Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick — Capt. Mark Carr1702 – 1767 — Brunswick’s First Settler —
On Newcastle Street south of Mansfield Street, on the left when traveling north.
Came to Georgia in 1738 as an officer in the English forces located on St. Simons Island: Established a plantation known as "Carr’s Fields" and maintained a military outpost on the site of the City of Brunswick; assisted in repelling the Spanish . . . Map (db m155230) HM
152 Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick — 063-21 — Glynn County
On G Street at Union Street, on the left when traveling east on G Street.
Glynn County, one of the eight original Counties of Georgia, was organized under the 1777 Constitution of the State of Georgia. It was named in honor of John Glynn, a member of the British House of Commons who defended the cause of the American . . . Map (db m12226) HM
153 Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick — James Edward Oglethorpe
On Newcastle Street, 0.1 miles north of Mansfield Street, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of James Edward Oglethorpe Founder of the province now the state of Georgia Soldier philanthropist and lover of his fellowmen most ardently those of poor estate Born 1696 • Died 1785 Erected by the efforts of Capt. . . . Map (db m155234) HM
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154 Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick — 063-1 — Mark Carr←—«
On Union Street near 1st Avenue, in the median.
Brunswick's first settler came to Georgia in 1738 with Oglethorpe's regiment. He was granted 500 acres at this place, on which he established his plantation. Several tabby buildings erected by him stood nearby and a military outpost was . . . Map (db m12429) HM
155 Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick — Queen SquareNorthwest Quadrant — City of Brunswick —
On Newcastle Street north of Mansfield Street, on the right when traveling south.
Queen Square was named by colonial era founders of the city to honor the ruling queens of England. It was the most commercialized of the 14 original city squares. Parks vs Prosperity By the 1870s, the railroads, booming forest . . . Map (db m212679) HM
156 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Horton House
On Riverview Drive north of Major Horton Rd., on the right when traveling north.
William Horton, " Undersheriff of Herefordshire," England came to Georgia in 1736. He built this building for his plantation residence and it was his home until his death in 1749. Major Horton succeeded Oglethorpe as Commander of the Regiment . . . Map (db m18431) HM
157 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Horton House Harvest
Near Riverview Drive, 0.1 miles south of Clafin Road, on the right when traveling north.
Jekyll Island’s plentiful resources provided what was needed to feed and support those who lived here. When Major William Horton first arrived on Jekyll Island in 1736 to inspect his land grant, he “found the land exceedingly rich.” . . . Map (db m156861) HM
158 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Horton House Historic SiteBuilding a Home to Last — Jekyll Island —
On Riverview Drive at Major Horton Road, on the right when traveling north on Riverview Drive.
William Horton worked and lived on this island until his death in 1748. He made numerous improvements to the land, unfortunately many of these buildings have been lost to time, and hidden by the sandy soil. Horton completed the tabby . . . Map (db m17263) HM
159 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Horton House Historic Sitethe French Emigré — Jekyll Island —
On Riverview Drive near Major Horton Road, on the left when traveling north.
By the end of the 18th century, William Horton's small farm had become a large and prosperous plantation. After Horton's death, the island had several owners prior to the arrival of Christophe Anne Poulain du Bignon in 1791. Christophe . . . Map (db m17338) HM
160 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Horton House Historic SiteEuropean Influence — Jekyll Island —
On Riverview Drive, on the right when traveling north.
William Horton decided to travel to Georgia with General James Oglethorpe in 1735. Unlike many passengers on the ship, Symond, he paid for his passage to America from England. Horton was granted 500 acres in return for paying for his . . . Map (db m17342) HM
161 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Horton House Historic SiteWarehouse Ruins — Jekyll Island —
On Riverview Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Jekyll Island was vey isolated from St. Simons and Brunswick in the 18th & 19th centuries. Due to this isolation the du Bignon family was mostly self-sufficient, as were previous owners of the island such as William Horton. What is now . . . Map (db m17445) HM
162 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Horton House Historic SiteAge of Exploration
Near Riverview Drive, 0.1 miles south of Chafin Road, on the left when traveling north.
In the 1500s Europeans began to document and explore the area around Jekyll Island. Though the French were the first to claim the area from Jacksonville, FL to Port Royal, SC, it was the Spanish who began making an enduring imprint on this . . . Map (db m156925) HM
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163 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — 063-15 — Major William Horton
On Riverview Drive near Major Horton Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Born in England Came to Georgia in 1736 Died at Savannah in 1748 These are the remains of Horton's tabby house. Major Horton of Oglethorpe's Regiment, the first English resident of Jekyll Island, erected on the north end of Jekyll a . . . Map (db m17577) HM
164 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — McEvers Bayard Brown Oak
On Riverside Drive, 0.2 miles north of Plantation Road when traveling north.
McEvers Bayard Brown Oak Centenarian Tree recognized by the Live Oak Society of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. This tree consists of a cluster of five trunks growing from the stump of a single live oak harvested between . . . Map (db m155960) HM
165 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — 063-16 — Tabby
On Riverview Drive near Major Horton Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Tabby was the building material for walls, floors, and roofs widely used throughout coastal Georgia during the Military and Plantation Eras. It was composed of equal parts of sand, lime, oyster shell and water mixed into a mortar and poured into . . . Map (db m17578) HM
166 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — 063-35 — The Spanish on Jekyll Island
On Beachview Drive at Clam Creek Road, on the right when traveling west on Beachview Drive.
Within sight and sound of St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island was ideal for entertaining Spanish visitors to the settlement at Frederica. Major William Horton, resident of the island, received the guests while Oglethorpe on St. Simons, with cannon . . . Map (db m17281) HM
167 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — A Clash Of Cultures
On Demere Road.
The skirmish at Bloody Marsh was more than a battle. It was a clash of cultures - each vying for control of what is now the southeastern United States. Soldiers from Hispanic colonies in the New World fought under the Spanish banner, with the . . . Map (db m63869) HM
168 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — A Man Named Wesley Passed This Way / Lovely Lane Chapel
On Arthur J. Moore Drive, 0.2 miles north of Hamilton Road.
On October 21, 1735, John and Charles Wesley and General James Oglethorpe (founder of the colony of Georgia) and eighty-four other passengers sailed from England on the ship "The Simmonds". After a hundred and fourteen days they sailed into the . . . Map (db m12549) HM
169 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — A New House?Fort Frederica National Monument
On Frederica Drive.
“Two coins were found on the floor. One was a British penny dated 1755, and the other was a United States cent dated 1798.” Archeological Report The life span of Frederica was brief. Most of the ruins you see represent . . . Map (db m70227) HM
170 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Battle of Bloody Marsh
On Demere Rd.
We are resolved not to suffer defeat - we will rather die like Leonidas and his Spartans - if we can but protect Georgia and Carolina and the rest of the Americans from desolation             Oglethorpe Erected on the battlefield . . . Map (db m63868) HM
171 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-42 — Battle of Gully Hole Creek
On Frederica Road, 0.1 miles east of Stevens Road, on the right when traveling west.
During the late morning of July 7, 1742 Georgia Rangers guarding the military road approach to the town of Frederica sighted a force of over 100 Spanish soldiers and their Indian allies. James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia, quickly . . . Map (db m11634) HM
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172 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Broad StreetFort Frederica National Monument
Near Mimosa Drive, 0.1 miles west of Frederica Drive, on the right when traveling west.
"The town is divided into several ? streets along ? sides are planted orange trees… London Magazine 1745 Imagine a typical day here on Broad Street in the early 1740s. Women worked in fenced gardens. Children played in the streets. . . . Map (db m70223) HM
173 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Captain Gascoigne
On Demere Rd, on the right when traveling east.
In 1736 Captain Gascoigne of the British Sloop-of War Hawk, established here at Gascoigne Bluff the base for the naval defense of the Colony of Georgia. The Spaniards landed here in the invasion of 1742. In 1794 Live Oak timbers were . . . Map (db m13414) HM
174 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-33A — Christ Episcopal Church
On Frederica Road, on the left when traveling north.
This congregation was established as a mission of the Church of England in February, 1736. The Rev. Charles Wesley, ordained priest of that Church, conducted the first services in the chapel within the walls of Fort Frederica. The Rev. John . . . Map (db m17449) HM
175 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-3 — Demere Road
On Demere Road at East Beach Causeway, on the left when traveling north on Demere Road.
From the site of the Battle of Bloody Marsh to the intersection with Ocean Boulevard, this road is part of the Military Road, sometimes called The King’s High Road, which was built by Frederica settlers in 1738 to connect Fort Frederica and Fort . . . Map (db m12473) HM
176 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Early History of St. Simons Island
On 12th Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Spanish established several missions along Georgia's coastal sea islands. Two missions were located on St. Simons Island, called " Isla De Guadalquini" by the Spanish: Santo Domingo de Asajo (Guale) and San Buenaventura de . . . Map (db m13431) HM
177 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Five Years at FredericaFort Frederica National Monument
Near Mimosa Drive, 0.3 miles west of Frederica Road.
”Gone to Carolina” Town Census 1743 Samuel Perkins, a coachmaker, arrived at Frederica with the first settlers. He built two good houses in town, one of them on this foundation. Outside town he cleared and fenced five acres, . . . Map (db m168384) HM
178 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Fort Frederica
Near Frederica Drive.
In 1736, on this historic site, Fort Frederica was constructed by the early settlers of the Colony of Georgia under General James Edward Oglethorpe. It was the strongest fortification built by Great Britain on American soil and its purpose was to . . . Map (db m18909) HM
179 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Fort Saint Simons
On Ocean Blvd near 8th St., on the right when traveling east.
. . . Map (db m12183) HM
180 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Fort St. Simons
On 12th Street, on the right when traveling south.
On this site Fort St. Simons was built by English troops under command of General James Edward Oglethorpe in 1738. It guarded the entrance to the Frederica River through which ships must pass to reach Fort Frederica. With nearby Delegal's . . . Map (db m81904) HM
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181 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Fort St. Simons
Near Beachview Drive.
British settlement on St. Simons Island dates from 1736 when General James Edward Oglethorpe established the fortified town of Frederica seven miles northwest of today's lighthouse. Fort Frederica served as a defense against the Spanish in Florida . . . Map (db m106265) HM
182 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica
Near Frederica Dr..
" Frederica is situated on the Island of St. Simons, in the middle of an Indian field where our people found 30 or 40 acres cleared by them." Francis Moore 1736 A Voyage to Georgia The first British settlers landed . . . Map (db m18823) HM
183 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - Candlemaker
Near Frederica Drive.
John Calwell, the candlemaker, " had built lately a large house of three storied high which was looked on to be the best in town, with storehouses, etc. for carrying on the trade..." Journal of William Stephens June 25, 1745 During . . . Map (db m18906) HM
184 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — Guns on the RiverFort Frederica National Monument
Near Mimosa Drive, 0.4 miles west of Frederica Road.
The Fort at Frederica has ”four bastions, a ditch palisaded, and a covered way [outer moat] defended by fifteen pieces of cannon.” Samuel Augspourguer Frederica engineer 1739 Cannon protected Frederica’s river approaches from . . . Map (db m168387) HM
185 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - Huts and Houses
Near Frederica Drive.
" Some houses are built entirely of brick, some of brick and wood, some few of tappy-work; but most of the meaner sort of wood only." London Magazine 1745 When Frederica was established in 1736, each freeholder was given a lot 60 foot . . . Map (db m18905) HM
186 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - Indian Interpreter
Near Frederica Drive.
Mary Musgrove Matthews " has always been in great esteen with the General,... for being half Indian by extract, she had a very great influence upon many of them, particulary the Creek Nation...." William Stephens February 22, 1740 . . . Map (db m18908) HM
187 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — Keeper of the Kings StoresFort Frederica National Monument
Near Mimosa Drive, 0.3 miles west of Frederica Road.
”They were pleased to appoint me to be Keeper of the Stores.” Francis Moore 1736 A Voyage to Georgia Francis Moore, like other Frederica settlers, wore many hats. He served as General Oglethorpe's secretary, town . . . Map (db m168389) HM
188 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - Military Road
Near Frederica Drive.
" The inhabitants of the town went out on the 25th [September 1738] with the General and cut a road through the woods down to the soldiers fort..." Gentleman's Magazine January 1739 In front of you lies the trace of the . . . Map (db m18911) HM
189 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — North StorehouseFort Frederica National Monument
Near Mimosa Drive, 0.4 miles west of Frederica Road.
This brick rectangle marks the site of the North Storehouse. It was a three-story brick and timber structure with a flat, tarred roof. Ship’s cargoes of food, tools, weapons, and other provisions vital to the colony were stored here. Frederica’s . . . Map (db m168388) HM
190 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — Northeast Town BastionFort Frederica National Monument
Near Mimosa Drive, 0.2 miles west of Frederica Road.
”There are two bastion towers of two stories each in the hollow of the bastions, defended on the outside with thick earthworks, and capable of lodging great numbers of soldiers.” London Magazine October 23, 1747 An earthwork . . . Map (db m168392) HM
191 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - Oglethorpe
Near Frederica Drive.
This remnant is all that time has spared of the citadel of the town of Frederica built by General Oglethorpe A.D. 1736 As an outpost against The Spanish in Florida Map (db m18919) HM
192 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - Old Burial Ground
Near Frederica Drive.
" This Frederica is a very strange place; it was once a town - the town, the metropolis of the island." Francis Anne Kemble Visitor to Frederica 1839 Here, in unknown graves more than two centuries old, lie many of the early . . . Map (db m18907) HM
193 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — Tavernkeeper and DoctorFort Frederica National Monument
Near Mimosa Drive, 0.3 miles west of Frederica Road.
Concerning the town doctor, Thomas Jones wrote in 1741, "He had not administered one dose of physic to any poor person, but refused unless paid…” This ruin represents two houses which may have shared a common wall, much like English . . . Map (db m168385) HM
194 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - The Barracks
Near Frederica Drive.
"There are barracks in the town on the north side, ninety feet square, built of tappy, covered by cypress shingles; and a handsome tower over the gateway...." London Magazine October 23, 1747 At the time of the Spanish attack in . . . Map (db m18917) HM
195 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - The Fort
Near Frederica Drive.
"In the morning, Mr. Oglethorpe began to mark out a fort with four bastions, and taught the men how to dig the ditch, and raise and turf the rampart." Francis Moore 1736 A Voyage to Georgia General Oglethorpe chose this . . . Map (db m18915) HM
196 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — The Kings MagazineFort Frederica National Monument
Near Mimosa Drive, 0.4 miles west of Frederica Road.
”All sentrys are to be vigilant on their post; neither are they to sing, smoke tobacco, nor suffer any noise to be made near them.” Treatise of Military Discipline 1749 ”The Kings Magazine,” as it is known today, was . . . Map (db m168386) HM
197 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — The ParadeFort Frederica National Monument
Near Mimosa Drive, 0.3 miles west of Frederica Road.
”They make as fine an appearance upon the parade as any regiment in the King’s Service.” London Magazine 1745 This large, open area near the barracks was the parade ground. Some of the soldiers lived in huts along its edges. . . . Map (db m168391) HM
198 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-12 — Gascoigne Bluff
On Arthur J. Moore Drive at Hamilton Road, on the right when traveling north on Arthur J. Moore Drive.
Throughout the ages Gascoigne Bluff has been the gateway to St. Simons Island. An Indian village was located here. Capt. James Gascoigne of HM Sloop-of-war, HAWK, which convoyed the Frederica settlers on their voyage across the Atlantic in 1736, . . . Map (db m12229) HM
199 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-13 — Gascoigne Bluff
On Demere Road, on the right when traveling east.
Throughout the ages Gascoigne Bluff has been the gateway to St. Simons Island. An Indian village was located here. Capt. James Gascoigne of HM Sloop-of-was, HAWK, which convoyed the Frederica settlers on their voyage across the Atlantic in 1736, . . . Map (db m13415) HM
200 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-8 — German Village»—→
On Lawrence Rd at Village Dr, on the right when traveling north on Lawrence Rd.
Here in 1736, Oglethorpe settled a group of German Lutherans, known as Salzburgers, and their settlement was called the German Village. These Salzburgers made their living by planting, fishing, and selling their products to the Frederica settlers. . . . Map (db m12389) HM

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