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Blazed through the Wiregrass wilderness in the early 1820s by General John Coffee to move troops and supplies toward Spanish Florida, this frontier road opened south Georgia to settlers and helped spawn new counties along its path.
Historical Marker
Old Coffee Road (Morven)
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About this site
Old Coffee Road is a historical marker in Morven, Brooks County, erected in 1956. It is one of 12 historical markers documented in Brooks County, among 67 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 30.9641, -83.5007 near Morven. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mount Zion Camp Ground (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hall Cemetery, Corinth Cemetery, and Gornto Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also at or near Morven, Brooks County
“Old Coffee Road” names 2 distinct records in Brooks County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1956 in Morven. The others:
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