Atlantic Coastal Highway Through Georgia

From South Carolina line to Florida line

distance of 136 miles. Traversing

Chatham, Bryan, Liberty, McIntosh,

Glynn and Camden Counties.

First work done in 1735 when the road

from Savannah to Darien, probably the

first road in Georgia, was laid out with

the assistance of Tomochichi, ...

Welcome to R. Garland Dodd Park at Point of Rocks

Captain John Smith's Adventures on the James

Gabriel Archer wrote about a high rock cliff that projected into the channel of the Appomattox River upstream of its confluence with the James. When exploring the river in 1608, Smith found verdant marshes ...

The Catawba Branch

Hanging Rock Battlefield Trail

The rail line later referred to as the Catawba Branch of the Norfolk and Western Railway had its beginnings on March 25, 1902, when the Catawba Valley Railway and Mining Company was approved by the General Assembly ...

Eagle Gate 1859

The Eagle Gate marked the entrance to the homes of Brigham Young. During the early settlement of the valley, Brigham Young was aloted the land lying athwart the mouth of City Creek Canyon. His New England heritage prompted him to ...

The Jonathan Haines House

The home was built in 1760, the

first in what is now called

Medford Village. The 1820

addition was built by the

grandson, also named Jonathan.

1847-1997

Marker is at the intersection of Union Street and Allen Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Union ...

The Church of the Purification Locust Grove Academy

In 1790 several Catholic families of English descent from Maryland settled near Locust Grove. They established the first Roman Catholic Church in Georgia and erected a log church in 1792. A priest, Father John LeMoin, was sent to it from ...

Old Pennsylvania Railroad Station

Harrisburg grew from its earliest days due to its strategic location as a gateway to western expansion, becoming one of the most important inland centers of U.S. transportation and trade. The development of rail lines along the same routes as ...

Marine Observation Tower

The Marine Observation Tower, also known as the Pagoda, was a gift to the Commonwealth of Virginia and the City of Norfolk from the Taiwan Provincial Government, Republic of China, as a result of a Sister State relationship established in ...

Battleship Wisconsin: Quad 40 Mount

A primary antiaircraft weapon used by Allied forces during the violent air and sea battles of World War II was the Mark 2 quadruple mounted 40 millimeter gun mount, or "Quad 40." Each individual Quad 40 gun was capable of ...

Savannah Theatre

This theatre is the oldest in active use

in the United States.

Built by the eminent architect Jay

Opened Dec.4, 1818 with the Comedy

"Soldier's Daughter"

and a Farce

"Raising The Wind"

Within these walls have played

the greatest dramatic and operatic stars

of the world

[D.A.R. Emblem]

[Lower Plaque]:

Savannah Theatre ...