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Mercer Auto Camp

In 1910 and 1911 the Mercer Automobile Company of Trenton, New Jersey made entries in the Great Savannah races. Washington Roebling II, the only company owner who drove in the races, and...

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Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home

Mary Flannery O´Connor, novelist and short story writer, was born in Savannah March 25, 1925. She grew up in this houseand in later years, she referred to it simply as "the house I was raised in."...

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Noble Jones' "Wormslow" 1736 — 1775

This 1-1/2 mile oak avenue leads to the tabby ruins of Noble Jones´ colonial fortified plantation. Jones and his family were original settlers in Georgia, arriving in Savannah with founder James...

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Attack on British Lines October 9, 1779

Over this ground, hallowed by the valor and the sacrifice of the soldiery of America and of France, was fought October 9, 1779, one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolution when Savannah, which...

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Landing of Oglethorpe and the Colonists

James Edward Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia, landed with the original colonists, about 114 in number, at the foot of this bluff on February 1 (February 12, new style), 1733. The site where...

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Revolutionary War Barracks and Fortification

During the American Revolution the Military barracks, which were located a short distance south of Savannah, stood near here. Around this site heavy fighting took place in 1778 and in 1779. When...

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Henry Roddenberry

Memorial to Henry Roddenberry Born 1803 - Died 1861 Son of George Roddenberry (1758 - 1850) A Soldier in the American Revolution Settled near Traders Hill about 1835 Indian War Mounted...

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Ellicott's Mound

Ellicott´s Mound, 5 miles north, at the head of the St. Marys River, was erected February 27, 1800, to mark the boundry [sic] between the United States and Spanish Florida, as set fourth [sic]...

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Trader's Hill (Fort Alert) 2 mi.

TRADER´S HILL (FORT ALERT) About two miles East, on this Road, is the site of ´Fort Alert, usually called Trade´s Hill.´ Established in the 18th century, and defended by a stockade garrisoned...

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Center Village or Centerville 2 mi.

CENTER VILLAGE OR CENTERVILLE --- 2 mi. ---> Two miles Northeast of here is the site of old Center Village, or Centerville, settled about 1800 and for many years an imortant trading center. To...

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Racepond Named For "Race Pond"

Racepond was named for ´Race Pond´, a round cypress pond near here, where, about 1836, United States soldiers ran their horses for sport. The troops were stationed at the pond to watch for...

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Oldest Industry in Charlton

This mill pond marks the site of Major Archibald Clark´s sawmill, the oldest industry in what is now Charlton County. Built about 1802, this mill with upright saws was operated by water power,...

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Sardis Church 2 mi.

SARDIS CHURCH Sardis Church, about 2 miles West on this Road, is the oldest church in Charlton County. Constituted some time before 1821, the first edifice was built in this area. the church was...

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First Masonic Lodge In Charlton County

Trader´s Hill Masonic Lodge was established by dispensation March 1, 1854, one month after Charlton County was created. The first return to the Grand Lodge was made in 1855, and showed: the Rev....

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Okefenokee Swamp 10 mi.

Okefenokee, "Land of the Trembling Earth", was a favorite hunting and fishing ground for many tribes of Indians. General Charles Floyd with 250 dragoons drove out the last of these, the Seminoles,...

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Charlton County

Created by an Act of February 18, 1854 out of Camden County, Charlton County was named for Judge Robert M. Charlton of Savannah. Trader´s Hill (Fort Alert), an important shipping point and head of...

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Forrest's Pursuit

During the Battle of Chickamauga the cavalry forces under the command of General Nathan Bedford Forrest held the position on the extreme right of the Confederate Army. On the first day of...

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LaFayette Road

When it became obvious that the Federal Army of the Cumberland was about to cut the supply lines from Atlanta, the Confederate Army was forced to withdraw from Chattanooga without a fight....

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First Skirmish at Chickamauga

On September 18, 1863, Brigadier General Bushrod R. Johnson's division had arrived in Ringgold from Mississippi and Lt. Gen Longstreet's men were beginning to arrive from VIrginia. At 5 A.M....

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The Evans House

The Evans house was a double-pen log structure located on the corner of Guyler and Nashville Streets in Ringgold. Before the war the widow Evans took in boarders at the house to provide an income...

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