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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AVP_uss-george-bancroft_St-Marys-GA.html
USS George Bancroft SSBN- 643 Commissioned 22 January 1966???Decommissioned 21 September 1993
(Associated Sponsor plaque excerpt)USS George Bancroft SSBN- 643 was a 640-class Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarine homeported in Charleston, Sou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17FE_george-washington-oak-tree-site_St-Marys-GA.html
???????Following the death of President George Washingtonon December 14, 1799, localcitizens and members ofCamden Lodge #16 plantedsix Oak trees in a memorial service honoringthis famous Statesman,Soldier and Free Mason. Thismonument marks the spo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17BB_spanish-occupation-of-georgia_St-Marys-GA.html
In Commemoration Of TheSpanish Occupation Of GeorgiaBegan in 1566 and virtually ended1686 when the Spanish garrisons and missions in the face of English intrusion from Carolina withdrew south of St. Marys River
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF8Q_st-marys-methodist-church-established-1799-1800_St-Marys-GA.html
This church is the oldest religious organization in the city, although not the oldest church building. George Clark served as the first missionary to the people here in 1792. John Garvin was the first appointed Pastor to St. Marys in 1799. Methodi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME1N_tabby-sugar-works-of-john-houston-mcintosh_St-Marys-GA.html
These are the ruins of a tabby sugar works built by John Houston McIntosh at New Canaan Plantation soon after 1825. In his sugar house McIntosh installed what was, according to Thomas Spalding, the first horizontal cane mill worked by cattle power…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDVW_first-presbyterian-church_St-Marys-GA.html
Built by public subscription as a place of divine worship for inhabitants of St. Marys and its vicinity. Reverend Horace Southworth Pratt was ordained and installed as the first pastor by the Presbytery of Georgia in June, 1822.
Incorporated un…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC6N_jekyll-island-boat-house-site-shipshape-for-the-season_St-Marys-GA.html
(Left text) There is very little photo documentation ofexactly what the Boathouse looked like duringthe Club era. Club members rarely would havebeen found in this area, It was typically usedby year-round employees. The only visible evidence of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBFB_the-boat-house-site_St-Marys-GA.html
This is the site of the Jekyll Island Club Boat House where the 100 foot steamer The Jekyll Island was stored during the off season. (The Club season was usually from after New Years until before Easter).There was no Jekyll Creek bridge (dedicated…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMANC_point-peter_St-Marys-GA.html
East of here, at the junction of Peter Creek and the St. Marys river, the British built Fort Tonyn in 1776; controlling the southern part of the colony of Georgia for two years.
In 1778, American Revolutionary forces, both land and water, force…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMANB_point-peter-battery-and-the-war-of-1812_St-Marys-GA.html
In 1795 a cannon battery constructed on the Point Peter peninsula became the southernmost fortification in the First System of U.S. coastal defenses. Vacated in 1802, it was reoccupied and strengthened in 1808 to provide support for the enforcemen…