From this rice mill across the Ogeechee, General Sherman and his staff watched Fort McAllister fall at sunset on December 13, 1864, the capture that linked his March to the Sea with the Union fleet offshore.
Cheves' Rice Mill
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Cheves' Rice Mill is a historical marker in Richmond Hill, Bryan County, erected in 1963. It is one of 35 historical markers documented in Bryan County, among 74 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.8915, -81.1962 near Richmond Hill. The nearest cataloged historic site is Capt. Nicholas Clinch (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Damage From Naval Bombardments, Obstruction of River, and Position of the Monitors.
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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