On North Way (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
Near here was Ardoch Plantation, the home of the McDonalds and Gignilliats from Colonial Days through the Civil War
when it was sold to former slaves. During the Revolutionary War these McDonalds were Loyalists, as were many families of . . . — — Map (db m46196) HM
On Coastal Highway (U.S. 17) at Churchill Road, on the right when traveling south on Coastal Highway. Reported permanently removed.
Near here, in Ebenezer Church, 23 old men were captured by Federal troops on the night of August 3rd, 1864. These civilians, too old for military service, were the sole protection of McIntosh County, which was constantly being plundered by forces . . . — — Map (db m104509) HM
Near North Way (U.S. 17) at Churchill Road, on the left when traveling north.
Near here, in Ebenezer Church which was acting as the McIntosh County Courthouse following the burning of Darien by United States forces in 1863, 26 men were captured by U.S. troops on the night of August 3rd, 1864. These civilians, many of . . . — — Map (db m137906) HM
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Two hundred yards west of this spot stood the "Old Meeting House," built before 1750 to serve the Scottish Presbyterians of the District of Darien. A landmark in Colonial days, it was in use until after the Revolutionary War, both as a church and as . . . — — Map (db m10771) HM
On Pelican Point Rd near Cedar St, on the right when traveling east.
Within these walls are buried Captain Troup, British Naval officer, and his wife, Catherine McIntosh Troup. They were the parents of George M. Troup, Governor
Georgia 1823-1827; U.S. Senator 1829-1833. It was on this plantation that Georgia M. . . . — — Map (db m11518) HM
On Ridge Road (State Highway 99) near Old Donelly Road (County Route 52), on the left when traveling east.
Located a short distance East of here, near the River, Baisden`s Bluff Academy was the main educational institution in McIntosh County in the early years of the 19th century. A Boarding School, operating the year round, its roll held the names of . . . — — Map (db m60298) HM
On Ridge Road (State Highway 99) at Tolomato Causeway (Mission Road) on Ridge Road.
On the banks of Carnochan Creek, a short distance East of here, are the ruins of a famous Sugar Mill and Rum Distillery operated early in the 19th century.
These buildings, constructed of tabby by William Carnochan on his huge sugar plantation . . . — — Map (db m11382) HM
For nearly two centuries the story of sawmilling in the Southeast was enacted on this point on the Altamaha River. In the summer of 1721, men from South Carolina sawed the 3-inch planks to build Fort King George. In 1736, indentured servants of the . . . — — Map (db m10850) HM
On Ridge Road (State Road 99), on the right when traveling north.
Built ca. 1820, Ashantilly was the mainland residence of prominent antebellum planter Thomas Spalding (1774-1851), owner of the nearby Sapelo Island Plantation. The house, likely built by Spalding's slaves, was constructed of tabby, an equal mix of . . . — — Map (db m24134) HM
On Ridge Road (State Road 99) at Kell Avenue on Ridge Road.
Laurel Grove, at the end of this avenue, was the birthplace of John McIntosh Kell, 1823-1900, distinguished Naval officer. He was a member of the expedition of Commodore Matthew C. Perry to Japan in 1853, and was Master of the flagship . . . — — Map (db m10899) HM
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
Famous rice Plantation of the 19th century, owned by Pierce Butler of Philadelphia. A system of dikes and canals for the cultivation of rice, installed by engineers from Holland, is still in evidence in the old fields, and has been used as a . . . — — Map (db m10802) HM
On Madison Street at Franklin Street, on the left when traveling east on Madison Street.
Near this point the Darien & Western Railroad
reached its terminus in 1895 after six years
of construction. Trains arrived daily at
Columbus Square then turned around for a
return trip to Tattnall County. The D&W
later became the Georgia Coast . . . — — Map (db m11172) HM
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) at Fort King George Road (State Highway 25), on the left when traveling south on Ocean Highway. Reported missing.
This is Darien, in the heart of the historic Altamaha delta region. Settled in 1736, by Scottish Highlanders under John McIntosh Mohr, it was named for the ill-fated settlement on the Isthmus of Panama. The first military parade in Georgia was held . . . — — Map (db m10405) HM
Darien was the Cradle of Presbyterianism in Georgia, as the first Presbyterian Church in the colony was established by Scottish Highlanders who settled this town in January, 1736. The Scots brought with them their minister, the Rev. John McLeod, of . . . — — Map (db m11025) HM
Near Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) at Fort King George Drive (Georgia Route 25).
Throughout the 19th century sailing ships
docked at wharves along this waterfront
on either side of the present bridge to load
with plantation goods. Primarily rice and
Sea Island cotton, lumber and naval stores.
This activity made Darien one . . . — — Map (db m72078) HM
On Madison Street near Franklin Street, on the left.
In 1889 the Darien Shortline Railroad was organized to transport yellow pine timber to the Darien sawmills from Georgia`s interior. Originating in Tattnall County and continuing through Liberty County, the Darien & Western line was completed in 1895 . . . — — Map (db m11256) HM
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) 1.3 miles south of Darien.
Pierce Butler and his daughter, Frances, who shared his interest in the South, returned to Butler Island in 1866, and worked to rehabilitate the plantations. Pierce Butler died in 1867, but Frances continued for several years to manage the Island . . . — — Map (db m11051) HM
On Ga 251 at US 17 (Ga 25 ), on the right when traveling east on Ga 251. Reported missing.
Fort Barrington, about twelve miles West of here on the Altamaha River, was built in 1751. Lieut. Robert Baillie, in charge of construction, commanded the post for several years. Named Fort Howe during the Revolution, the fort played a vital part . . . — — Map (db m104506) HM
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) at Fort King George Dr. (Georgia Route 25), on the left on Ocean Highway.
Fort Darien, laid out by General James Edward Oglethorpe in 1736, was built on this first high bluff of the Altamaha river to protect the new town of Darien. It was a large fortification, with two bastions and 2 half bastions, and was defended by . . . — — Map (db m10591) HM
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) near Fort King George Rd. (Georgia Highway 25), on the left when traveling south.
The site of fort King George, the first fort on Georgia soil built by the English. Erected by the Colony of south Carolina in 1721, 12 years before the Georgia Colony was founded.
This fort served as a barrier against the Spanish in Florida, . . . — — Map (db m10502) HM
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) 0.8 miles south of Darien, on the right when traveling north.
This island was the property of General Lachlan McIntosh by a grant of 1758, and was the principal home of his family up to and during the early years of the Revolution. The island was in rice cultivation for many years.
In 1808, a Canal, . . . — — Map (db m11281) HM
Near McIntosh Road at Wayne Street, on the right when traveling north.
Colonel Barnwell in early colonial records wrote about an Indian village that inhabited the site of Fort King George “for 40 acres round.” Thousands of sherds of Indian pottery, along with remains of 15 crude wautle and daub houses, have . . . — — Map (db m70239) HM
Near McIntosh Road at Wayne Street, on the right when traveling north.
There were numerous styles of steam engines used during the Age of Steam circa 1790-1920. Though there were variations, all steam engines used the same basic concept. Through a system of heat, metal rods, and pistons, very high pressure steam was . . . — — Map (db m70236) HM
Near McIntosh Road at Wayne Street, on the right when traveling north.
The ruins in front of you were the foundations of the Darien Eastern Sawmill, later to be called the Hilton & Dodge Lumber Company, or Lower Bluff Mill. The Darien Eastern Sawmill built in 1819, was one of the first steam-powered sawmills to be . . . — — Map (db m70238) HM
On Ocean Highway (State Highway 17) near Adams Street (State Highway 99).
This county, created Dec. 19, 1793 from Liberty County, was named for the McIntosh family, early settlers, whose name was associated with most events in Georgia history for many years. John McIntosh, with 170 Highlanders, came to Georgia in January . . . — — Map (db m10455) HM
On Washington Street near Vernon Square, on the right.
John Wesley, founder of Methodism, spent January 2 & 3, 1737, among the Scots in Darien, where he first prayed extempore.
In 1836 after many efforts, circuit riders aided by layman F. R. Shackelford organized a Society. On November 29, 1841, the . . . — — Map (db m10545) HM
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) at Adams Street (Georgia Route 99), on the left when traveling south on Ocean Highway.
To the
Highlanders of Scotland
who founded New Inverness in 1736 AD
Their valor defended the struggling colony
from - the - Spanish - invasion
Their ideals traditions and culture . . . — — Map (db m10820) HM
On U.S. 17 at Adams Street (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 17.
Traditional site of Oglethorpe's shelter in 1736 upon occasion of his visit to Darien, a town founded that year by Scotchmen under his direction. — — Map (db m8254) HM
On Fort King George Road on Fort King George Road.
Site of old Fort King George, built in 1721 by Col. John Barnwell, of South Carolina, under British Royal orders. This tiny cypress blockhouse, 26 feet square, with 3 floors, and a lookout in the gable from which the guard could watch over the . . . — — Map (db m10939) HM
On State Highway 251 at Ocean Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling east on State Highway 251. Reported missing.
The River Road has changed but little in location since its beginning as a Military Route in 1739. Scottish Highlanders first marched over it on their way to invade Spanish Florida, and troops have used it in three wars - the War with Spain, the . . . — — Map (db m104508) HM
Near Fort King George Drive (State Highway 25) near Ocean Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling east.
Situated ten miles from the Atlantic near the mouth of the Altamaha River, Darien attained prominence as a seaport in the 1820s. Rice and upland cotton from Georgia`s interior were shipped from the waterfront. From 1870 to 1900, Darien served as . . . — — Map (db m10587) HM
On Franklin Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Franklin Street.
Saint Andrew`s Episcopal Church in Darien received its charter in 1843, under the Rt. Rev. Stephen Elliott, first Bishop of the Diocese of Georgia. The church edifice, a large wooden building with a belfry, erected on a lot a short distance North of . . . — — Map (db m10553) HM
On Fort King George Drive near Boone Dock Road, on the right when traveling east.
Saint Cyprian's Episcopal Church in Darien was built "for the Colored People of McIntosh County," through the efforts of the Rev. James Wentworth Leigh, D.D., F.S.A., Dean of Hereford, England. It was named for the martyred African Bishop. . . . — — Map (db m10554) HM
On Franklin Street near Greene Street, on the right when traveling north.
The old Bank of Darien, in its day the strongest Bank South of Philadelphia, was organized in 1818 with a Capital Stock of $1,000,000. The first Directors on the part of the State were: Thomas Spalding, Scott Cray, John McIntosh, James Troup, James . . . — — Map (db m10555) HM
This high bluff was the site of one of the early Spanish Missions of the Old District of Guale. Here, in the late 16th and the 17th centuries, Franciscan friars labored with the Indians, converting them to Chritianity and instructing them in . . . — — Map (db m11200) HM
On State Highway 99 near St. Andrew's Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling north.
At the end of this avenue, on high land ovelooking the creeks and marshes, Thomas Spalding of Sapelo established his family burial ground. For many years the Spaldings and their kinsmen were buried there.
In 1867, Charles Spalding, son of . . . — — Map (db m11495) HM
On Washington St near N Way, on the left when traveling north.
On June 11, 1863 the seaport of Darien was vandalized and burned by Federal forces stationed on nearby St. Simons Island. The town was largely deserted, most of its 500 residents having sought refuge inland. Lost were public buildings, churches, . . . — — Map (db m84005) HM
Near McIntosh Road at Wayne Street, on the right when traveling north.
Taken approximately from where you are now standing, the photograph to the top left is of the Savannah Lumber Company’s sawmill, circa 1905. The ruins of this mill are in front of you. At the beginning of the twentieth century, due to lack of . . . — — Map (db m70234) HM
Near Fort King George Road (Georgia Route 25 Spur).
To the Soldiers of Fort King George
who gave their lives in defense of
the Southern English Frontier in
America during the occupation of
this little outpost from 1721 to 1727
and were buried upon this bluff. Fort
King George, built on the low . . . — — Map (db m12655) HM
On Greene Street at Franklin Street, in the median on Greene Street.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries
this area was the business, social and
religious center of Darien. The powerful
Bank of Darien with branches in five cities
operated here until 1842. Prominent merchants
and timber barons lived in homes . . . — — Map (db m10601) HM
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
John Houstoun McIntosh, son of George McIntosh, was born at Rice Hope, May 1, 1773. When a young man, he settled in East Florida and became a leader of the U.S. citizens living there. He was appointed "Governor or Director of the Republic of . . . — — Map (db m11316) HM
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) just north of Breeze Way, on the right when traveling north.
Sapelo Bridge, on the old Savannah to Darien Road 200 yards east of this spot, was the seat of McIntosh County from 1793 to 1818. Here the Court House and other public buildings stood; here, too, were the Armory and Muster Ground for the McIntosh . . . — — Map (db m10986) HM
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
Famous Rice and Indigo Plantation of Colonial and Revolutionary times, Rice Hope was the home of George McIntosh, son of John McIntosh Mor of Darien, and brother of General Lachlan McIntosh. George McIntosh was Official Surveyor for St. Andrew`s . . . — — Map (db m11199) HM
Situated five miles to the east, Sapelo was home to Native Americans four thousand years ago and was the site of a sixteenth-century Franciscan mission. Thomas
Spalding was a leading planter of Sea Island cotton and sugar cane during his ownership . . . — — Map (db m11366) HM
On Fairhope Road (Cooke Avenue), on the right when traveling south.
In this plot under the “Great Oak at Mallow Plantation,” Captain William McIntosh, father of the Indian chief, General William McIntosh, was buried in 1794. Captain McIntosh, an officer in the British army, when stationed in the Creek country, . . . — — Map (db m16172) HM
About one mile from this spot, at Fairhope, the adjoining plantation, Colonel John McIntosh, a hero of the American Revolution, was buried in 1826.
It was Colonel McIntosh, in command of Fort Morris at Sunbury, who, when the British Lieut. Col. . . . — — Map (db m16184) HM
This plantation was a Crown grant to Captain John McIntosh, a British Army officer who served in Florida during the War with Spain. Later, when this officer went into the Indian country, his brother, the eccentric Captain Roderick (Rory) McIntosh, . . . — — Map (db m11448) HM
On Sutherland Bluff Dr., on the left when traveling south.
Sutherland`s Bluff, about 1.5 miles South on this road, overlooks the Sapelo River and the Inland Waterway. the site was named for Lieut. Patrick Sutherland, to whom it was granted, upon recommendation of General James Edward Oglethorpe, in . . . — — Map (db m12261) HM
On Coastal Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
Near this spot, Company F of the Third South Carolina Cavalry, Lieut. W.L. Mole commanding, was stationed during the summer of 1864. The Company was on Patrol duty, guarding the Coast of McIntosh County.
On the night of August 18th, the post . . . — — Map (db m10631) HM
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) at Jones Road (State Highway 131), on the right when traveling south on Ocean Highway.
The site of the village of Jonesville, so named for its first settler, Samuel Jones, is about 6 miles West on this road. There, early in the Revolution, McGirth with British forces attacked a small garrison at Moses Way's stockade and a fierce . . . — — Map (db m11081) HM
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) at Harris Neck Road (Georgia Highway 131), on the right when traveling north on Ocean Highway.
This Church was organized by the Rev. Charles O. Screven at Harris Neck, 7 miles West of here, during the early 1800’s. As the Harris Neck Baptist Church, it was admitted to the Sunbury Baptist Association November 12, 1824. In the early 1830’s, the . . . — — Map (db m10579) HM
On Coastal/Ocean Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
The service of this family to America, since the first of the Clan, with their leader, Captain John McIntosh Mohr, came from the Highlands of Scotland to Georgia, in 1736, forms a brilliant record.
The roll of distinguished members of this . . . — — Map (db m10503) HM
On State Highway 57, on the right when traveling south.
Approximately ten miles west of here on the banks of the Altamaha River stood Fort Barrington, a stronghold whose origin dates back to earliest Colonial times. It was built as a defense against the Spaniards and Indians and was called Fort . . . — — Map (db m13519) HM
