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From the late 1560s into the 1680s, Spain planted Franciscan missions along this coast among the Mocama and Guale peoples. English-allied slave raids forced the Spanish to abandon the region and retreat south of the St. Marys River.
Historical Marker
Georgia’s Spanish Period
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About this site
Georgia’s Spanish Period is a historical marker in St. Marys, Camden County, erected in 2016. It is one of 32 historical markers documented in Camden County, among 70 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 30.7218, -81.5537 near St. Marys. The nearest cataloged historic site is International Border Town (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Lost Native Americans, Shipbuilding Launched in St. Marys, and The Enduring Gullah.
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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