This stretch of the Old Coffee Road traces the 1820s wagon and postal route opened under Gen. John Coffee, cut to move munitions toward Florida during the Indian wars and later carrying settlers into the southwest Georgia frontier.
Old Coffee Road
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Old Coffee Road is a historical marker in Pridgen, Coffee County. It is one of 8 historical markers documented in Coffee County, among 78 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.7624, -82.9944 near Pridgen. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fussell Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Mobley Cemetery, Fusselle Cemetery, and Benjamin Chapel Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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