Tag Archives: {South Georgia Historic Markers}
Site of George Washington Pump & Oak, St. Marys
Text of historic marker: There were originally six wells one in each square, the only source of pure water for St. Marys, (until the tidal wave of 1818). On the day that the Father of the Country was buried at … Continue reading
Filed under --CAMDEN COUNTY GA--, St. Marys GA
Old Campground Cemetery, Toombs County
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, … Continue reading
Filed under --TOOMBS COUNTY GA--
Ardoch
The text of this historic marker, on U. S. Highway 17 notes: Near here was Ardoch Plantation, home of the McDonalds and Gignilliats from Colonial Days through the Civil War when it was sold to former slaves. During the Revolutionary … Continue reading
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--
Historic Marker, Old Shiloh Cemetery
TEXT: Shiloh Methodist Church, the second Methodist Church in Tattnall County, was organized c. 1810 by Rev. William Eason and remained at this site until the 1850s when it was moved a short distance north. Unlike at other churches in … Continue reading
Filed under --TATTNALL COUNTY GA--
Lindbergh’s First Solo Flight
In May, 1923, Charles Lindbergh was in Americus to purchase a surplus World War I plane, a Curtis JN4 (Jenny), and it was here at Souther Field (now renamed Jimmy Carter Regional Airport) that he made his first solo flight.
Filed under --SUMTER COUNTY GA--, Americus GA
C-SPAN Tocqueville Marker, Knoxville
As part of their tour retracing the visit of the French aristocrat, Alexis De Tocqueville (Author of Democracy in America), C-SPAN placed this marker on the old courthouse to commemorate his tour of the area.
Filed under --CRAWFORD COUNTY GA--, Knoxville GA
Grave of Reverend John Osgood
Reverend John Osgood was the first minister of Midway Church, beginning his service there in 1754, and preaching his last sermon in 1773. ? – 2 August 1773 Midway Church Cemetery
Filed under --LIBERTY COUNTY GA--, Midway GA
Kinnaird Trail, Atkinson County
The oldest public road in Wiregrass Georgia, the Kinnaird Trail was a trading route between St. Marys and the Flint River.
Filed under --ATKINSON COUNTY GA--
