Jonesville Historical Marker
N 31° 38.041 W 081° 23.798
17R E 462387 N 3499938
Jonesville Historical Marker on US 17/Ga 25 0.6 mile South of the South Newport River in South Newport, GA
Waymark Code: WM1QYJ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2007
Views: 19
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The site of the village of Jonesville, so named for its first settler, Samuel Jones, is about 6 miles West on this road. There, early in the Revolution, McGirth with British forces attacked a small garrison at Moses Way's stockade and a fierce battle took place, ending in the defeat of McGirth. In 1843, a Congregational Church was chartered at Jonesville, with Nathaniel Varnedoe, Wm. Jones and Moses L. Jones, Trustees. The village became a refuge for women, children and invalids from the Coast when that area was blockaded by Federal gunboats during the War Between the States.
095-29 Georgia Historical Commission 1957"
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 095-29
Date: 1957
Sponsor: Not listed
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