Historical Marker

The Delk Cabin

Whitemarsh Island · Chatham County

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Built around 1837 in Liberty County's Taylor's Creek community, this hand-hewn log cabin was relocated to Oatland Island in 1979, preserving the simple frontier dwelling style of early inland Georgia settlers.

About this site

The Delk Cabin is a historical marker in Whitemarsh Island, Chatham County. 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 32.0515, -81.0195 near Whitemarsh Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is EF-1 Tornado Strikes! (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include EF-1 Tornado Strikes!, Coastal Georgia Barrier Islands, and Greenwich Cemetery.

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

📍 32.0515, -81.0195 · Whitemarsh Island, Chatham County

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