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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM73H_darien-presbyterian-church_Darien-GA.html
Darien was the Cradle of Presbyterianism in Georgia, as the first Presbyterian Church in the colony was established by Scottish Highlanders who settled this town in January, 1736. The Scots brought with them their minister, the Rev. John McLeod, o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM72H_old-court-house-at-sapelo-bridge_Townsend-GA.html
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, were the Armory and Muster Ground for the McIntosh …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM71E_old-fort-king-george_Darien-GA.html
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 gable from which the guard could watch over the Inl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM70E_birthplace-of-john-mcintosh-kell_Darien-GA.html
Laurel Grove, at the end of this avenue, was the birthplace of John McIntosh Kell, 1823-1900, distinguished Naval officer. He was a member of the expedition of Commodore Matthew C. Perry to Japan in 1853, and was Master of the flagship Mississippi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6ZB_200-years-of-sawmilling_Darien-GA.html
For nearly two centuries the story of sawmilling in the Southeast was enacted on this point on the Altamaha River. In the summer of 1721, men from South Carolina sawed the 3-inch planks to build Fort King George. In 1736, indentured servants of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6YI_new-inverness_Darien-GA.html
To theHighlanders of Scotlandwho founded New Inverness in 1736 ADTheir valor defended the struggling colonyfrom - the - Spanish - invasionTheir ideals traditions and cultureenrichedthe land of their adoption
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6Y7_butler-island-plantation_Darien-GA.html
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 evidence in the old fields, and has been used as a patte…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6XH_old-meeting-house_Townsend-GA.html
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 after the Revolutionary War, both as a church and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6U7_confederate-post-in-1864_Darien-GA.html
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 County. On the night of August 18th, the post wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6TF_vernon-square_Darien-GA.html
During the 19th and early 20th centuriesthis area was the business, social andreligious center of Darien. The powerfulBank of Darien with branches in five citiesoperated here until 1842. Prominent merchantsand timber barons lived in homes aroundVe…
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