Modena

On Skidaway, planter John Milledge named his estate Modena after the Italian silk town, reflecting the Trustees' hope that Georgia colonists would raise silk; despite mandatory mulberry groves, the silk experiment never paid off.

Modena is a historical marker in Skidaway Island, Chatham County, erected in 1987. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.9859, -81.0228 near Skidaway Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Introduction of the Soybean to North America (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Eureka Club--Farr's Point, Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, and Isle of Hope Methodist Church.

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