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This rare surviving stretch traces a leading highway of post-Revolutionary Georgia, laid out in the 1790s to carry inland goods to Sunbury, then a bustling Midway River seaport that rivaled Savannah before fading into a ghost town.
Historical Marker
Old Sunbury Road (Daisy)
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About this site
Old Sunbury Road is a historical marker in Daisy, Evans County, erected in 1956. It is one of 7 historical markers documented in Evans County, among 36 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.1501, -81.7931 near Daisy. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sands Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Rogers Cemetery, Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, and De Loach and Moore Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also at or near Daisy, Evans County
“Old Sunbury Road” names 2 distinct records in Evans County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1956 in Daisy. The others:
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