Capt Mark Carr (1702-1767)
Capt. Mark Carr
1702-1767
Brunswick´s First Settler
Came to Georgia in 1738 as an officer in the English forces located on St Simon´s Island; established a plantation known as ´Carr´s Firlds´ and maintained a military outpost on the site of the City of Brunswick; assisted in repelling the Spanish invasion of 1742, and held many positions of honor and trust in which he gave loyal service to the Colony of Georgia.
Brunswick Chapter DAR
The bricks used in this base came from the ruins of Capt Carr´s home on Blythe Island.
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.