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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 was...

--- 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. Senator...

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 McIntosh...

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 McIntosh...

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...

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...

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 a...

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...

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 by...

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. It...

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 in...

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, too,...

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 rice...

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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Old Meeting House

Two hundred yards west of this spot stood the ´Old Meeting House,´ built before 1750 to serve the Scottish Presbyterians of the District of Darien. A landmark in Colonial days, it was in use until...

Two hundred yards west of this spot stood the ´Old Meeting House,´ built before 1750 to serve the Scottish Presbyterians of the District of Darien. A landmark in Colonial days, it was in use...

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Rice Hope

Famous Rice and Indigo Plantation of Colonial and Revolutionary times, Rice Hope was the home of George McIntosh, son of John McIntosh Mor of Darien, and brother of General Lachlan McIntosh....

Famous Rice and Indigo Plantation of Colonial and Revolutionary times, Rice Hope was the home of George McIntosh, son of John McIntosh Mor of Darien, and brother of General Lachlan...

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Mallow Plantation

This plantation was a Crown grant to Captain John McIntosh, a British Army officer who served in Florida during the War with Spain. Later, when this officer went into the Indian country, his...

This plantation was a Crown grant to Captain John McIntosh, a British Army officer who served in Florida during the War with Spain. Later, when this officer went into the Indian country,...

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Old Fort King George

Site of old Fort King George, built in 1721 by Col. John Barnwell, of South Carolina, under British Royal orders. This tiny cypress blockhouse, 26 feet square, with 3 floors, and a lookout in the...

Site of old Fort King George, built in 1721 by Col. John Barnwell, of South Carolina, under British Royal orders. This tiny cypress blockhouse, 26 feet square, with 3 floors, and a lookout in the...

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Fort Darien

Fort Darien, laid out by General James Edward Oglethorpe in 1736, was built on this first high bluff of the Altamaha river to protect the new town of Darien. It was a large fortification, with two...

Fort Darien, laid out by General James Edward Oglethorpe in 1736, was built on this first high bluff of the Altamaha river to protect the new town of Darien. It was a large fortification, with two...

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Old River Road

The River Road has changed but little in location since its beginning as a Military Route in 1739. Scottish Highlanders first marched over it on their way to invade Spanish Florida, and troops...

The River Road has changed but little in location since its beginning as a Military Route in 1739. Scottish Highlanders first marched over it on their way to invade Spanish Florida, and...

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Ardoch

Ardoch, fronting on the old State Road from Savannah to Darien where it traversed this Swamp, was the plantation home of the McDonalds from Colonial Days through the early 19th century. During the...

Ardoch, fronting on the old State Road from Savannah to Darien where it traversed this Swamp, was the plantation home of the McDonalds from Colonial Days through the early 19th century. During the...

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