Old Post Road GHM 063-4B
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Markerman62
N 31° 18.675 W 081° 43.961
17R E 430280 N 3464328
Along the Old Post Road at the county line on GA 32.
Waymark Code: WMNWAB
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2015
Views: 7
This road, formerly an Indian trail which paralleled the coast, was used by the Spanish and British. In 1778 it was traveled by Revolutionary soldiers who marched against Fort Tonyn. The first mail service south of Savannah was established over this road in 1763. Later it became a regular stagecoach route.
At Coleridge, a short distance north of the present Waycross Highway, Job Tyson maintained a tavern for travelers along the post road. it was the only hostel between the Altamaha and Satilla rivers and was a regular stagecoach stop.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 063-4B
Date: 1996
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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