Old Post Road - Midway, GA
N 31° 46.135 W 081° 26.952
17R E 457464 N 3514910
The first postal road south of Savannah, established by Gen. Oglethorpe in 1736.
Waymark Code: WM256N
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2007
Views: 34
The marker reads:
"Old Post Road
This road on the right was established 1736 by Gen. James Oglethorpe. First postal route south of Savannah, stage coach road, and line of march of revolutionary soldiers."
Road of Trail Name: Old Post Road or Old Barrington Road
State: Georgia
County: Liberty
Historical Significance:
The first postal road south of Savannah
How you discovered it:
Monument alongside the road.
Website Explination:
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2362
Why?:
Postal service, stage coaches, and Revolutionary War soldiers.
Directions:
At the corner of US 17 and Barrington Ferry Road south of Midway, GA.
Years in use: Not listed
Book on Wagon Road or Trial: Not listed
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