Fort King George Georgia

Fort King George

Fort King George was erected in 1721 and is a reconstructed replica of the original located in the historic town of Darien, Georgia.  The fort burned and was abandoned in 1732.  However in 1735 John Oglethorpe gathered some Scottish Highlanders to re-establish the post and turned it into a thriving little town and economy based on the lumber industry. 

Early drawings, maps and platt maps of Darien

Platt map of Darien in 1776

The Fort

Seventeen known British soldiers who died while serving at Fort King George

Ruins of the sawmills and tabby homes

Colonial Midway Georgia

Colonial Midway is a quaint and historic little town in Georgia that was home to two Signers of the Declaration of Independence:  Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall

This home is now a very impressive museum.  Pictures were not allowed but I was pleasantly surprised at the extensive collection they had.  Tours lasted about two hours which included the church and cemetery grounds.  The Docent can marvel you with wonderful stories of that house and its family members.  

The Kitchen as an out building

The Midway Church is very impressive inside and has had very little modernization.  

A fascinating feature is the curved balcony and it is in one solid piece.  

This was the oldest stone marker I found dated in the 1750's

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USS New Jersey - Battleship