Directions from Columbia, South Carolina to Richmond Hill, Georgia
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John Wesley (1703-1791)
Landmarks – Tybee Island, Georgia
Inscription. (upper inscription): John Wesley, landed in America, on this island. February 6, 1736, (lower inscription): From, the Journal of John Wesley "Fri,6, - About eight in the morning I firs... More on HMDB
Old Savannah Cotton Exchange
Landmarks – Savannah, Georgia
Inscription. The Savannah Cotton Exchange building was completed in 1887 during the era when Savannah ranked first as a cotton seaport on the Atlantic and second in the world. In its heyday as a cotton port over two million bales ... More on HMDB
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
Parks – Savannah, Georgia
Wolf Island NWR, which includes Egg Island and Little Egg Island, was established on April 3, 1930 as a migratory bird sanctuary. The refuge consists of a long narrow strip of oceanfront beach back... More on Fws.gov
Site Of Filature Erected 1753
Landmarks – Savannah, Georgia
Inscription. Where colony's production of silk was reeled until 1771. Building then used for public purposes. President Washington attended a ball here in 1791. Building destroyed by fire in 1859. , Erected 1936 by The W. P. A. ... More on HMDB
Sherman at Zion Church
Landmarks – Guyton, Georgia
Inscription. On the night of Dec. 8, 1864, Hq. Military Division of the Mississippi (USA), Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, USA, was established here at Zion Church. Hq. Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps), Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard, USA, was at ... More on HMDB
Brays Island Plantation
Golf Courses – Sheldon, South Carolina
The 18-hole "Brays Island Plantation" course at the Brays Island Plantation facility in Sheldon, South Carolina features 6,859 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course ratin... More on golflink.com
Damage From Naval Bombardments
Landmarks – Richmond Hill, Georgia
Inscription. The largest naval guns used against land fortifications were fired on fort McAllister in 1863 from monitor-type Union ironclads. 15 in. shells penetrated 17 feet of sand, digging craters 89 ft. in diameter and 7 ft. deep ... More on HMDB
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