Father Peter Whelan
Father Peter Whelan , an Irish-born Catholic Priest from Savannah, arrived at Andersonville on June 16, 1864, to minister to the sick and dying. While other priests visited for brief...
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The North Gate
The trail follows in the footsteps of newly arriving prisoners. Captured Union soldiers marched from the village railroad station, past this spot, and uphill to the North Gate, the main prison...
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This Was Andersonville
You are about to enter Andersonville, one of the largest Confederate prisoner-of-war camps. Of the 45,000 Union soldiers confined here, nearly 13,000 died. Erected by National Park Service. Beyond...
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Providence Spring
During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864, a spring suddenly gushed from this hillside. The prisoners were desperate for fresh water, and over time the event became legendary. Several...
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Home of Samuel Henry Rumph
This house was built in 1904 as the residence of Samuel Hnery Rumph (1851- 1922), father of Georgia´s commercial peach industry. A noted horticuluturist, he originated the elberta peach at his...
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Lumpkin Academy
Horace T. Lumpkin (1857-1930) A Virginia native and son of exslaves, is credited with introducing formal education to black children in Macon County. Lumpkin, who was educated at...
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Timothy Barnard
Timothy Barnard, first white settler known to live on land now in Macon County, operated an Indian Trading Post on the west bank of the Flint River one mile southeast of here from...
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Macon County
This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 14, 1837, is named for Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina, President Pro-Tem of the U.S. Senate. The first County Site at Lanier was moved to...
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Ashantilly
Built ca. 1820, Ashantilly was the mainland residence of prominent antebellum planter Thomas Spalding (1774-1851), owner of the nearby Sapelo Island Plantation. The house, likely built...
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Sapelo Island
Situated five miles to the east, Sapelo was home to Native Americans four thousand years ago and was the site of a sixteenth-century Franciscan mission. Thomas Spalding was a leading planter...
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Port of Darien
Situated ten miles from the Atlantic near the mouth of the Altamaha River, Darien attained prominence as a seaport in the 1820s. Rice and upland cotton from Georgia´s interior were shipped from...
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The Burning of Darien
On June 11, 1863 the seaport of Darien was vandalized and burned by Federal forces stationed on nearby St. Simons Island. The town was largely deserted, most of its 500 residents having...
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Darien's Railroad and Depot
In 1889 the Darien Shortline Railroad was organized to transport yellow pine timber to the Darien sawmills from Georgia´s interior. Originating in Tattnall County and continuing through Liberty...
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William Bartram Trail Traced 1773-1777
Donald McIntosh welcomed William Bartram to his home in 1773, giving him shelter from ´A Tremendous Thunderstorm.´ Erected by McIntosh Family Cemetery Association in cooperation with Oleander...
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Oglethorpe Oak 1736
Traditional site of Oglethorpe´s Shelter in 1736 upon occasion of his visit to Darien, a town founded that year by Scotchmen under his direction. Atlantic Coastal Highway Commission Marker -...
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