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Old Sunbury Road

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The highway leading south is a remnant of

the Old Sunbury Road, one of the leading

vehicular thoroughfares of post-Revolutionary

Georgia. It was laid out in the early 1790`s

from Greensboro via Sparta and Swainsboro to

the Town of Sunbury, a ...

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Sunbury Veterans Memorial

Honoring the veterans of all wars.

In remembrance of those who never returned

KIA / POW / MIA's

Marker is at the intersection of Cherry Street (Ohio Route 37) and Columbus Street, on the right when traveling east on Cherry Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Sunbury, Ohio / Sunbury Town Hall

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Sunbury, Ohio

“An Ohio Stagecoach Town from 1820-1873”

From its beginning in 1816, Sunbury was destined to be a stagecoach town. Anticipating large numbers of stagecoach travelers in Sunbury, the town's founder, Lawrence Myers, built an inn at the intersection of ...

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The Famous Sunbury "Masonic" Oak

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Northeast of this spot stood the famous Sunbury Oak of early Colonial Masonic legend. The tree is said to have been of tremendous size and provided an ideal

place for safe, comfortable campsites.

The legend of the Sunbury "Masonic" Oak ...

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Sunbury Cemetery

In this cemetery are buried men and women whose lives contributed much to the early history of Georgia.

Among these were the Rev. Wm. McWhir, D.D., and his wife. the Rev. Mr. McWhir was for 30 years the Principal of the ...

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The Sunbury Cemetery

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The plan of Sunbury consisted of three community-owned squares: King's Square, Meeting Square, and Church Square. You are standing in the area that was once

Church Square. This 350 by 350-foot area held the church to the ...

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The Dead Town Of Sunbury

As General James Oglethorpe explored this

area along the Medway River in 1734, he

marveled at its potential for a seaport city.

Captain Mark Carr was a member of

Oglethorpe's regiment and an early settler

in this area of Georgia. As trade increased

in ...

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The Old Sunbury Road

The bustling seaport of Sunbury was

once the largest city of this region of

Georgia. Sunbury was the destination

for many trading ships loaded with cargo

from regions around the world. Rum,

sugar, and slaves arrived from the West

Indies. Clothes, tea, and iron ...

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Sunbury and Fort Morris

››—11 mi.?

he old town of Sunbury, 11 miles East on this road, was a leading port, said to rival Savannah in commercial importance. It was the first Seat of Justice of Liberty County. Sunbury Academy, established in 1788, was in ...

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Sunbury

Home of Many Famous Persons

Many famous persons lived in the town of Sunbury. Among them was Dr. Lyman Hall, signer of the Declaration of Independence. It was also the home of Richard Howley and Nathan Brownson, later governors of Georgia; ...

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