Rice Cultivation on the Ogeechee

The production of rice on Bryan Neck utilized upstream fresh water and the tidal influences of the Ogeechee River. Heavy wooden trunks, or tidegates, along the levees and embankments in the rice fields allowed the inflow and outflow of fresh ...

Abbott United Methodist Church

The first Methodist worship service in Abbott was held in 1883 by the Rev. G. W. Swofford. A congregation soon was organized and became a regular stop on the Hillsboro circuit, with the Rev. J. P. Mussett as first pastor. ...

The Clay Family of Bryan Neck

In this cemetery are interred members of the Clay family, among the most prominent of Bryan Neck and coastal Georgia from the colonial era of Georgia through the 19th century. Prominent among these are Thomas Savage Clay (1801-1849) and his ...

George W. McAllister

Buried here is George Washington McAllister (1781-1850), a prominent planter of Bryan County. In 1817, McAllister acquired Strathy Hall Plantation on the Ogeechee River where he cultivated rice and was one of the largest slave owners on Bryan Neck. McAllister ...

Emil Bach House

Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect

One of the last of Wright's small urban houses, the Bach House combines elements of the Prairie Style with a compact plan well suited for an interior lot. The inward orientation of the house ensures the privacy ...

Confederate Fort

On the hill to the northwest is an earthen fortification built in 1863 as part of the defenses on the Confederate navy yard, iron works and other war-related industries in nearby Columbus, Georgia. Designated Fort #5 on the plan done ...

This Memorial to Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan

[Main Marker - Mounted on base of the flag pole.]

This memorial to Rear Admiral Daniel Judson Callaghan, U.S.N. and his officers and men who gave their lives for our country, while fighting on board the USS San Francisco ...

Lt. Col. John C. Fremont

Lt. Col. John C. Fremont

and his 430 American volunteers camped on this hill December 10 - 11, 1846 and took the Mission San Miguel.

Fremont's march from San Juan Bautista to San Fernando brought about the Cahuenga Capitulation January 13, 1847, ...

Kaiser's Ice Cream Parlour

This property

has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is at the intersection of Walker Avenue and NW 10th Street, on the left when traveling north on Walker Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Iceman's Arena

Hub, Home, Heart

Uline Arena was built in 1941 by ice maker Mike Uline to present ice skating, hocky, basketball, and tennis. The Dutch immigrant, originally named Migiel Uihlein, had made a fortune patenting ice production equipment and selling ice from ...