1836 Methodists At Darien
John Wesley, founder of Methodism, spent January 2 & 3, 1737, among the Scots in Darien, where he first prayed extempore. In 1836 after many efforts, circuit riders aided by layman...
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Birthplace of John McIntosh Kell
Laurel Grove, at the end of this avenue, was the birthplace of John McIntosh Kell, 1823-1900, distinguished Naval officer. He was a member of the expedition of Commodore Matthew C. Perry to Japan...
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Sutherland's Bluff
--- 1.5 mi. --> Sutherland´s Bluff, about 1.5 miles South on this road, overlooks the Sapelo River and the inland Waterway. the site was named for Lieut. Patrick Sutherland, to whom it...
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Old Belleville or Troup Cemetery
Within these walls are buried Captain Troup, British Naval officer, and his wife, Catherine McIntosh Troup. They were the parents of George M. Troup, Governor Georgia 1823-1827; U.S....
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Capture of 23 Old Men in 1864
Near here, in Ebenezer Church, 23 old men were captured by Federal troops on the night of August 3rd, 1864. These civilians, too old for military service, were the sold protection of...
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Confederate Post in 1864
Near this spot, Company F of the Third South Carolina Cavalry, Lieut. W.L. Mole commanding, was stationed during the summer of 1864. The Company was on Patrol duty, guarding the Coast of...
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South Newport Baptist Church
This Church was organized by the Rev. Charles O. Screven at Harris Neck, 7 miles West of here, during the early 1800´s. as the Harris Neck Baptist Church, it was admitted to the Sunburry Baptist...
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Darien
This is Darien, in the heart of the historic Altamaha delta region. Settled in 1736, by Scottish Highlanders under John McIntosh Mohr, it was named for the ill-fated settlement on the isthmus of...
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Jonesville
The site of the village of Jonesville, so named for its first settler, Samuel Jones, is about 6 miles West of this road. There, early in the Revolution, McGirth with British forces attacked...
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Darien Presbyterian Church
Darien was the Cradle of Presbyterianism in Georgia, as the first Presbyterian Church in the colony was established by Scottish Higlanders who settled this town in January, 1736. the Scots broguht...
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The Thicket Sugar Mill-Rum Distillery Ruins
On the banks of Carnochan Creek, a short distance East of here, are the ruins of a famous Sugar Mill and Rum Distillery operated early in the 19th century. These buildings, constructed of tabby...
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Saint Cyprian's Episcopal Church
Saint Cyprian´s Episcopal Church in Darien was built ´for the Colored People of McIntosh County,´ through the eforts of the Rev. James Wentworth Leigh, D.D., F.S.A., Dean of Hereford, England....
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Butler Island Plantation
Famous rice Plantation of the 19th century, owned by Pierce Butler of Philadelphia. A system of dikes and canals for the cultivation of rice, installed by engineers from Holland, is still...
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Old Court House At Sapelo Bridge
Sapelo Bridge, on the old Savannah to Darien Road 200 yards east of this spot, was the seat of McIntosh County from 1793 to 1818. Here the Court House and other public buildings stood; here,...
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General's Island
This island was the property of General Lachlan McIntosh by a grant of 1758, and was the principal home of his family up to and during the early years of the Revolution. The island was in...
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