Roanoke - GHC 128-10 - Stewart County.,Ga.
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N 32° 02.592 W 085° 02.059
16S E 685598 N 3546913
Located at Ga 39 about 2 1/2 miles south of Florence
Waymark Code: WM8W69
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2010
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Roanoke, ½ miles west of here on the east bank of the Chattahoochee River was originally an Indian village. Incorporated in 1832 with about 30 families, a post office and several stores, it became a thriving white settlement. Roanoke was attacked by a small band of Creek Indians, May 13, 1836. These were easily repulsed but two nights later, May 15, 1836, about 300 Creeks in a surprise attack burned the town. It was never rebuilt. Instead Florence, 2 miles above on the river, became a flourishing town and river outlet for surrounding territory. Florence was first called Liverpool.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 128-10
Date: 1956
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Comission
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