Old Sunbury Road GHM 089-7
Posted by: Markerman62
N 31° 51.526 W 081° 33.759
17R E 446773 N 3524919
Located in the median where US 84 and Old Sunbury Rd merge in Flemington.
Waymark Code: WMPTTQ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2015
Views: 4
This route is the Old Sunbury Road, one of the longest vehicular thoroughfares of post-Revoultionary Georgia. It was laid out in the early 1790´s from Greensboro via Sparta and Swainsboro to the port of Sunbury on the Midway River. The long way was noted for its elevated course and small number of stream crossings. When Sunbury, which was once Georgia´s second port, declined in commercial importance the road lost arterial significance. Many stretches of the old route, however, continue in daily use.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 089-7
Date: 1956
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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