Historical Marker

Confederate Navy Yard, Saffold

Jakin · Early County · Erected 1961

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The Story

At Saffold, David S. Johnston ran a Confederate navy yard where craftsmen who had never built a warship constructed the gunboat CSS Chattahoochee in 1862. A boiler explosion killed sixteen of her crew in 1863.

About this site

Confederate Navy Yard, Saffold is a historical marker in Jakin, Early County, erected in 1961. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Early County, among 51 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.1121, -85.0316 near Jakin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Harrell, Jane Donalson, House (historic place), about 2.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bank of Jakin, Jakin City Cemetery, and Cedar Springs Cemetery.

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

📍 31.1121, -85.0316 · Jakin, Early County

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Nearby in Early County

Historic Place

Harrell, Jane Donalson, House

Cedar Springs Cemetery

Cedar Springs

Cemetery

Liberty Assembly of God Church Cemetery

Cedar Springs Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery