Old Sunbury Road Historical Marker
N 31° 48.322 W 081° 25.855
17R E 459211 N 3518943
Old Sunbury Road Historical Marker on US-17 in Midway
Waymark Code: WM1M7N
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2007
Views: 34
“The highway entering here is the Sunbury Road which once served as an arterial vehicular route from the interior of Georgia to the Town of Sunbury, a former leading port and educational center, located 11 miles to the eastward on the Midway River. The stretch from this area to Sunbury was opened about 1760. In the early 1790’s the thoroughfare was extended to Greensboro via Swainsboro and Sparta. The old way was noted for its elevated course and few stream crossings. The route declined in importance when Sunbury lost commercial significance.
089-8 Georgia Historical Commission 1956”
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: 089-8
Date: 1956
Sponsor: Not listed
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