Historical Marker

Trader's Hill (Fort Alert)

Folkston · Charlton County · Erected 1958

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The Story

Settled around 1755 at the head of navigation on the St. Marys River, Trader's Hill became a leading Southeastern trading post; Fort Alert was raised here in 1812, and the village served as Charlton's first county seat.

About this site

Trader's Hill (Fort Alert) 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 Oldest Industry in Charlton (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.

📍 30.7965, -82.0354 · Folkston, Charlton County

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