Oldest Industry in Charlton

Naval stores — the harvesting of pine sap for turpentine and rosin — was Charlton's first major industry; the county's vast longleaf forests helped make Georgia a leading producer in the early 1900s.

Oldest Industry in Charlton is a historical marker in Folkston, Charlton County, erected in 1958. It is one of 7 historical markers documented in Charlton County, among 37 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 30.7965, -82.0354 near Folkston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Trader's Hill (Fort Alert) (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sardis Church, Traders Hill Cemetery, and Little Phoebe Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.