McNatt Falls is an area along the Altamaha featuring numerous fishing or river cabins, mostly second homes, characterized by their elevation on stilts to protect from flooding. It’s quite an interesting locale, surprising in the large numbers of residences. While many of the structures are recycled older mobile homes, many newer, more modern cabins are being built.
Water is usually at dock level here, but the 2011 drought has had a major impact on water levels on the Altamaha and nearly all rivers in Georgia.
This monument was placed memory of Bennie, Gladys, Faye & Samuel Brantley, and Franklin Haynes, who lost their lives in a boating accident at Gray’s Landing on 12 July 1956.
The “island” in the middle is actually a sandbar. This would normally be completely submerged but record low water marks have had an adverse effect of Georgia’s historic 2011 drought.
Founded Circa 1820 as a meeting place for circuit riding ministers, Old Campground added a cemetery in 1853. It contains some of the oldest graves in Toombs County. There are three Confederate veterans buried here, including Lt. Gordon K. Fort, 24th Bn. Georgia Cavalry one of the “Immortal 600.”
During the War for Southern Independence, (1861-1865), the U. S. Army selected 600 captured Confederate officers, including Lt. Fort, for retaliation against the South. In one of the most heinous acts of vengeance in American history, they were starved, maltreated, and used as human shields. Because of their courage and perseverance, they became known as the “Immortal 600.” Also buried here are Lt. Robert Stripling, 61st Rgt. and Pvt. Benjamin Stripling of the 47th Regt. Georgia Infantry, CSA.
The cemetery is 1/4 mile south of this location.
This marker was placed by the General Robert Toombs Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Georgia Highway 147
This mural highlights the historical play, Tales from the Altamaha, which has become a much-anticipated local event. It’s based on the stories of folklore and cultural history collected by Colonel Thomas Ross Sharpe. A native of the part of Tattnall County which became Toombs County in 1905, Colonel Sharpe (1893 – 1968) served Toombs County as a State Representative, and helped organize the Altamaha EMC.
http://www.lyonsga.org/tales-from-the-altamaha/about-tales-from-the-altamaha/
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