Historical Marker

Old River Road

Rincon · Effingham County · Erected 1956

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The Story

Colonial Georgia's first great highway, begun as an Oglethorpe-ordered horse path in the 1730s to link Savannah and Augusta. It grew into one of the colony's 'King's Roads'; long stretches now lie abandoned.

About this site

Old River Road is a historical marker in Rincon, Effingham County, erected in 1956. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Effingham County, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.3731, -81.1827 near Rincon. The nearest cataloged historic site is March to the Sea: Ebenezer Creek (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include William Bartram Trail, The Salzburgers, and Jerusalem Church Cemetery.

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

📍 32.3731, -81.1827 · Rincon, Effingham County

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