Birthplace of John McIntosh Kell Historical Marker
N 31° 22.279 W 081° 25.307
17R E 459890 N 3470831
Birthplace of John McIntosh Kell Historical Marker on Ga Hwy 99 0.8 miles East of US 17 near Fort King George Historical Site in Darien, Ga
Waymark Code: WM1PZ7
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2007
Views: 18
“Laurel Grove, at the end of this avenue, was the birthplace of John McIntosh Kell, 1823-1900, distinguished Naval officer. He was a member of the expedition of Commodore Matthew C. Perry to Japan in 1853, and was Master of the flagship Mississippi on the homeward cruise. When Georgia seceded from the Union, John McIntosh Kell resigned his commission to join the Confederacy. He was Executive Officer of the Sumter; then of the Alabama throughout her brilliant career on the seas, and in her final battle with the Kearsarge off Cherbourg. Later in life, John McIntosh Kell served for several years as Adjutant General of the State of Georgia.
095-36 Georgia Historical Commission 1958”
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 095-36
Date: 1958
Sponsor: Not listed
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