Capt Mark Carr (1702-1767)
N 31° 08.757 W 081° 29.660
17R E 452879 N 3445882
Small plaque on a brick structure--made of bricks from the ruins of his home on Blythe Island.
Waymark Code: WM6QYW
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2009
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Capt. Mark Carr
1702-1767
Brunswick's First Settler
Came to Georgia in 1738 as an officer in the English forces located on St Simon's Island; established a plantation known as 'Carr's Firlds' and maintained a military outpost on the site of the City of Brunswick; assisted in repelling the Spanish invasion of 1742, and held many positions of honor and trust in which he gave loyal service to the Colony of Georgia.
Brunswick Chapter DAR
The bricks used in this base came from the ruins of Capt Carr's home on Blythe Island.
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: None
Date: None
Sponsor: Brunswick Chapter DAR
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