Historical Marker

Mulberry Grove Plantation

Monteith · Chatham County · Erected 1956

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The Story

Granted to Revolutionary general Nathanael Greene for his wartime service, this plantation is where his children's tutor Eli Whitney built the first cotton gin in 1793 — an invention that revived and expanded slavery across the South.

About this site

Mulberry Grove Plantation is a historical marker in Monteith, Chatham County, erected in 1956. 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 32.1808, -81.1878 near Monteith. The nearest cataloged historic site is Washington's Southern Tour (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Richmond Baptist Church, Richmond Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, and Cherokee Hill Cemetery.

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

📍 32.1808, -81.1878 · Monteith, Chatham County

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