Monthly Archives: July 2011
Highlanders Monument, 1936, Darien
Erected by the Georgia Society of Colonial Dames of America and the St. Andrews Society of Savannah in 1936 on the occasion of Darien’s bicentennial, this pink marble monument on US Highway 17 is one of the most beautiful in … Continue reading
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Darien GA
Oglethorpe’s Oak, Darien
Though the tree was lost in the 1960s, a marble tablet placed here in 1895 notes superlatives about this site of General James Oglethorpe’s 1736 Darien encampment. The Oak Under Which General Oglethorpe Camped Height 75 feet Circumference 260 feet … Continue reading
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Darien GA
Cunningham Plot, Old City Cemetery
Old City Cemetery, Darien As noted in the subsequent entry, Darien’s old City Cemetery was in use from 1736 until 1806. Though this plot is essentially all that remains of the cemetery, it was the burial place of many of … Continue reading
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Darien GA
John Cunningham, Loyalist
Old City Cemetery, Darien 1766? – 22 June 1805 John Cunningham was the son of General Robert Cunningham. General Cunningham was a loyalist who was exiled to Nassau, on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, and granted valuable land there … Continue reading
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Margaret Cunningham Pearis, Loyalist
Old City Cemetery, Darien 1755? – 18 April 1805 Formerly of South Carolina, Mrs. Pearis was the wife of Richard Pearis and the daughter of General Robert Cunningham. Richard Pearis was the son of South Carolina loyalist Colonel Richard Pearis.
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Darien GA
McIntosh County Jail, 1888, Darien
One of the three oldest public buildings in Darien, this tabby jailhouse was built by McDonald Brothers Jail Building Company of Louisville, Kentucky. It was used as the jail until a new facility was built in 2002. In 2006, a … Continue reading
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Darien GA
