Archive for July, 2011
Historic House Deconstruction, Fort King George Drive
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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 Georgia.
Inscription:
To the Highlanders of Scotland who Founded New Inverness in 1736 A. D. — Their Valor Defended the Struggling Colony from the Spanish Invasion — Their Ideals Tradition and Culture Enriched the Land of their Adoption
The sculpture on the monument (detailed in the next two posts) is entitled Pipes of War and was the work of the Canadian artist R. Tait McKenzie. It duplicates a section of his larger sculpture, The Call, on the 1927 Scots-American War Memorial in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Highlanders Monument (Detail), 1936, Darien
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Highlanders Monument (Detail), 1936, Darien
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Oglethorpe’s Oak, Darien
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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
Trunk 15 feet 5 in.
Average Length of Limbs 50 ft
Covers 7,600 feet
Will Shelter 5,065 men
Age Unknown
Measured in 1895
Here is an image of the oak, from a circa 1910 postcard:
Cunningham Plot, Old City Cemetery
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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 the Highland Scots who settled the seaport town. A marker erected in 1977 lists the following families among the burials: Hugh Clark, John Cunningham, Donald Fraser, John Grant, Major Elisha B. Hopkins, James Mackay, Archibald McBean, Alexander McDonald, Lt. Colonel William McIntosh, Thomas McKenzie, Angus McLean, Donald McLeod, Hugh Morrison, Alexander Munro, Alexander Murray, David Stewart, Robert Sutherland, Colonel Abitha Thomas.
John Cunningham, Loyalist
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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 by the Crown. Except for one other broken headstone in this remnant burying ground, the tombs of John and his sister Margaret are all that remain of the Old City Cemetery, which was in use from 1736 -1806. Their death dates are close enough that I presume they must have become ill while at Darien. I do not know of other connections they had to the town, and would welcome any information.
Margaret Cunningham Pearis, Loyalist
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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.
McIntosh County Jail, 1888, Darien
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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 partnership between the city and county governments and the McIntosh Art Association sponsored its renovation. It’s now known as the Old Jail Art Center and Museum, and hosts work by a growing community of local artists.
McIntosh County Jail, 1888, Darien
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