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Two early Savannah River crossings stitched colonial Georgia to South Carolina, the first established by Oglethorpe in 1739. The nearby Sister's Ferry later carried part of Sherman's army northward into the Carolinas Campaign.
Historical Marker
Two Historic Savannah River Ferries
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About this site
Two Historic Savannah River Ferries is a historical marker in Clyo, Effingham County, erected in 1958. 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 32.4834, -81.2683 near Clyo. The nearest cataloged historic site is John Adam Treutlen (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Metzger Cemetery, Cedar Grove Cemetery, and Laurel Hill Lutheran Church 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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