Racepond Named For "Race Pond" GHM 024-6
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Markerman62
N 30° 58.759 W 082° 07.234
17R E 392997 N 3427848
In the median of US 1/23 south of GA 121, northeast of Folkston.
Waymark Code: WMNR45
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2015
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Racepond was named for “Race Pond,” a round cypress pond near here, where, about 1836, United States soldiers ran their horses for sport.
The troops were stationed at the pond to watch for and capture any Indians who might venture out from the Okefenokee Swamp where they had taken refuge from the great trek to the Western Reservation. Only a few men at a time were needed for patrol duty, and the rest amused themselves by racing their mounts over a track they constructed around the pond. A soldier wounded by the Indians died in camp and was buried near the track.
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: 024-6
Date: 1958
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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