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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4OO_the-town-of-ebenezer_Rincon-GA.html
Ebenezer was laid off in 1736, after the plan of Savannah, covering an area of a quarter of a mile square. Besides the homes, the plan included a church, parsonage, an academy, orphan house, public storehouse and market places. A thriving town …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4NO_early-baptists-at-tuckasee-king_Clyo-GA.html
Soon after 1767, the Rev. Benjamin Stirk, who had been baptized at the Orphan House, visited Tuckasee King and, finding a number of Baptists there, began to preach to them. As there was then no Baptist Church in Georgia, an arm of the church at Eu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4MT_effingham-county_Springfield-GA.html
This is one of the eight original Counties created by the Georgia Constitution in 1777 and is named for Lord Effingham who was an ardent supporter of Colonial Rights. By Act of Feb. 26, 1784, the first County Site was located at Tuckasee-King near…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4MS_confederate-memorial_Springfield-GA.html
1861 1865To Honor TheConfederate HeroesOfEffingham County ( Reverse Side )Erected by Salzburger Chapter United Daughters Of The Confederacy April 26, 1923
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4JB_william-bartram-trail_Rincon-GA.html
John and William Bartram, naturalists, explored Ebenezer and Effinham County on their Savannah~ Augusta Travels.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4G3_john-adam-treutlen_Clyo-GA.html
On these lands stood the home of John Adam Treutlen, the first Governor of Georgia after the State obtained Independence, being elected in 1777 under the first Constitution of Georgia. A Salzburger, born about 1733, John Adam Treutlen came to Geor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4EM_two-historic-savannah-river-ferries_Clyo-GA.html
On the Savannah River, near here, two historic Ferries operated in Colonial Days, linking South Carolina and the Northern overland trade paths with Georgia and the routes leading South to the Savannah and East Florida markets. In 1739, General …
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