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Centuries before Statesboro, this route was part of a Native American path reaching toward the Gulf; Salzburger-descended settler Rudolph Burkhalter later ran a ferry and toll bridge where the trail forded the shallow Ogeechee.
Historical Marker
Burkhalter Road & Old Indian Trail
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About this site
Burkhalter Road & Old Indian Trail is a historical marker in Statesboro, Bulloch County, erected in 2017. It is one of 40 historical markers documented in Bulloch County, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.4165, -81.7132 near Statesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bulloch Memorial Gardens Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Georgia Southern Botanical Garden, Beasley Cemetery, and Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair / Kiwanis Club of Statesboro.
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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