Colonel's Island
Until about 1778 this island was called Colonel´s Island because of the large number of colonels having plantations here. Major plantations included ´Woodville,´ ´Herron´s POint,´ ´Maxwellton,´ ´Suligree,´ ´Maybank,´ ´Black Rock,´ ´Laws,´ ´Cedar Point,´ ´Hickory Hill,´ ´Dunham´s,´ and ´Melon Bluff.´
Rice and indigo were the principal money crops grown on Colonel´s Island during the antebellum era. During the War Between the States the island was also a source of salt, an essential ingredient in the making of gunpowder.
Long before European exploreres reached North America Colonel´s Island was a part of the Guale Indian kingdom of the Creek Nation.
Erected 1996 by the Liberty County Historical Society
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: David Seibert.