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Cheeves' Rice Mill

From the roof of Cheves´ rice mill (2 1/2 miles across the Ogeechee in the direction of the arrow) General Sherman and his staff watched the reduction of Fort McAllister, sunset, December 13,...

From the roof of Cheves´ rice mill (2 1/2 miles across the Ogeechee in the direction of the arrow) General Sherman and his staff watched the reduction of Fort McAllister, sunset, December...

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Capt. Nicholas Clinch

When called upon by a Union officer to surrender during Sherman´s assault, December 13, 1864, Clinch responded with a blow of his sword. After three sabre, six bayonet, and two gunshot wounds, he...

When called upon by a Union officer to surrender during Sherman´s assault, December 13, 1864, Clinch responded with a blow of his sword. After three sabre, six bayonet, and two gunshot wounds, he...

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Capt. John McCrady

Charlestonian, a student of Agassiz at Harvard, then professor of mathematics at the College of Charleston, he resigned his position at the outbreak of the war and became an officer in the...

Charlestonian, a student of Agassiz at Harvard, then professor of mathematics at the College of Charleston, he resigned his position at the outbreak of the war and became an officer in...

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Old City Jail

Built in 1912, this structure was originally a simple one-room brick cube with barred windows an an armored door. It was used to house offenders for short periods for fighting, public drunkenness...

Built in 1912, this structure was originally a simple one-room brick cube with barred windows an an armored door. It was used to house offenders for short periods for fighting, public...

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C.S.S. Nashville

Built by William Collyer in New York City. She was ordered by New York merchants and launched September 22, 1853. Her maiden voyage was from New York to Charleston, South Carolina, under the name...

Built by William Collyer in New York City. She was ordered by New York merchants and launched September 22, 1853. Her maiden voyage was from New York to Charleston, South Carolina, under the...

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Tom Cat

The sole Confederate fatality after seven hours of intensive bombardment on March 3, 1863, by the monitors PASSAIC (Capt. Percival Drayton), NAHANT, and PATAPSCO, supported by the MONTAUK, the...

The sole Confederate fatality after seven hours of intensive bombardment on March 3, 1863, by the monitors PASSAIC (Capt. Percival Drayton), NAHANT, and PATAPSCO, supported by the MONTAUK,...

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Position of the Monitors

The monitors took positions against the far marsh in the direction of the arrow, between 900 and 1200 yards from the fort during the following series of attacks: by the MONTAUK, January 27,...

The monitors took positions against the far marsh in the direction of the arrow, between 900 and 1200 yards from the fort during the following series of attacks: by the MONTAUK, January...

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Obstruction of River

To block the channel of the Ogeechee River, a double row of piling was placed across the river at a point opposite this marker. Georgia Historical Commission 1964 Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com....

To block the channel of the Ogeechee River, a double row of piling was placed across the river at a point opposite this marker. Georgia Historical Commission 1964 Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com....

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Major John B. Gallie

Killed in action while commanding the fort during the second attack of the monitor MONTAUK, February 1, 1863. The 32-pounder beside which he was standing was struck while Gallie was going from gun...

Killed in action while commanding the fort during the second attack of the monitor MONTAUK, February 1, 1863. The 32-pounder beside which he was standing was struck while Gallie was going from gun...

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Major Gallie's Gun

In this emplacement, chosen nearest the enemy, was the gun, an 8-inch columbiad, commanded personally by Major John B. Gallie. Georgia Historical Commission 1963 Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com....

In this emplacement, chosen nearest the enemy, was the gun, an 8-inch columbiad, commanded personally by Major John B. Gallie. Georgia Historical Commission 1963 Plaque courtesy...

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Machinery From the C.S.S. Nashville

These portions of rotating machinery were removed, 1960, from the wreck of the Confederate blockade runner NASHVILLE, sunk in the Ogeechee River by shell fire from the U.S.S. MONTAUK in Feb.,...

These portions of rotating machinery were removed, 1960, from the wreck of the Confederate blockade runner NASHVILLE, sunk in the Ogeechee River by shell fire from the U.S.S. MONTAUK in Feb.,...

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Hot Shot Furnace

The hot shot oven was used to heat cannonballs red hot to set fire to attacking wooden vessels. Georgia Historical Commission 1964 Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional...

The hot shot oven was used to heat cannonballs red hot to set fire to attacking wooden vessels. Georgia Historical Commission 1964 Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with...

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Hardwicke

This site on the Great Ogeechee, 14 miles from the Atlantic, was selected in 1755 by Governor John Reynolds for the capital of Georgia. He named it for his kinsman, Lord High Chancellor of...

This site on the Great Ogeechee, 14 miles from the Atlantic, was selected in 1755 by Governor John Reynolds for the capital of Georgia. He named it for his kinsman, Lord High Chancellor of...

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Bryan County

Named for the honorable Jonothan Bryan, Esq., 1708- 1788, founder, father, and patriot of Georgia. Erected by Adam Brinson I, Chapter, National Society, Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth century....

Named for the honorable Jonothan Bryan, Esq., 1708- 1788, founder, father, and patriot of Georgia. Erected by Adam Brinson I, Chapter, National Society, Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth century....

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Fort Argyle

Near here, on the West bank of the Ogeechee River, Fort Argyle was built in 1733, to command one of the main passes by which enemy Indians had recently invaded South Carolina, and to give...

Near here, on the West bank of the Ogeechee River, Fort Argyle was built in 1733, to command one of the main passes by which enemy Indians had recently invaded South Carolina, and to...

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Dead Town of Hardwicke

>>--8 mi.---> On May 10, 1754, GEORGE TOWN was established at the "Elbow" of Great Ogeechee River, eight miles east. In February, 1755, Gov. Reynolds, dissatisfied with Savannah as a capital and...

>>--8 mi.---> On May 10, 1754, GEORGE TOWN was established at the "Elbow" of Great Ogeechee River, eight miles east. In February, 1755, Gov. Reynolds, dissatisfied with Savannah as a capital and...

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Sinking of the CSS 'Nashville (Rattlesnake)'

In July, 1862 the CSS ´NASHVILLE´, Capt. Baker, ran the Union blockade and entered Savannah via Wilmington River with a cargo of arms. Loaded with cotton for Europe, she attempted to escape via...

In July, 1862 the CSS ´NASHVILLE´, Capt. Baker, ran the Union blockade and entered Savannah via Wilmington River with a cargo of arms. Loaded with cotton for Europe, she attempted to escape...

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Fort McAllister-10 mi.

>>--10 mi.---> Situated at Genesis Point, 10 miles east on the right bank of the Great Ogeechee River below the "lost town" of Hardwick, this fort was the right of the exterior line designed for...

>>--10 mi.---> Situated at Genesis Point, 10 miles east on the right bank of the Great Ogeechee River below the "lost town" of Hardwick, this fort was the right of the exterior line designed for...

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Old River Road

The highway northward is the Old River road, one of the earliest routes west of the Ogeechee and a leading way from Savannah to Georgia´s western frontier. It followed an old Indian trial [trail]...

The highway northward is the Old River road, one of the earliest routes west of the Ogeechee and a leading way from Savannah to Georgia´s western frontier. It followed an old Indian trial...

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Fort McAllister-4.5 mi.

East 4.5 miles, on Great Ogeechee River, Fort McAllister was built 1861-62 to guard the ´back door´ to Savannah. During 1862-63, it repulsed 7 attacks by armored vessels, some mounting 15-inch...

East 4.5 miles, on Great Ogeechee River, Fort McAllister was built 1861-62 to guard the ´back door´ to Savannah. During 1862-63, it repulsed 7 attacks by armored vessels, some mounting...

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