Authorized by the legislature in 1822 and opened by Gen. John Coffee, this early wagon and postal route ran from the Ocmulgee River toward the Florida line, carrying frontier produce out and supplies in to open up southwest Georgia.
Old Coffee Road
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Old Coffee Road is a historical marker in Nashville, Berrien County, erected in 1960. It is one of 6 historical markers documented in Berrien County, among 35 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.2069, -83.2497 near Nashville. The nearest cataloged historic site is The War Between the States (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include "Spirit of the American Doughboy", Berrien County, and Indian Fights.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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