Old Sunbury Road-GHM 021-2-Candler Co
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N 32° 21.046 W 082° 05.728
17S E 396920 N 3579843
On Ga 23 2 miles south of I-20 interchange
Waymark Code: WM7XT7
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2009
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The route crossing at this point is the Sunbury Road, one of the longest vehicular thoroughfares of post-Revolutionary Georgia. it was laid out in the early 1790´s from Greensboro via today´s Sparta and Swainsboro to the town of Sunbury, a port on the Midway River in Liberty County. The route was noted for its elevated course and small number of stream crossings. When Sunbury, once a leading Georgia port, lost commercial significance, the road declined in arterial importance. Much of the old way, however, continues in daily use.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 021-2
Date: 1955
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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