Historical Marker

Capt. Mark Carr

Brunswick · Glynn County

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The Story

Oglethorpe's marine captain Mark Carr planted tobacco and built tabby structures on a Turtle River peninsula in 1738. The colony bought his fields in 1771 to lay out Brunswick on the grid plan Oglethorpe had used for Savannah.

About this site

Capt. Mark Carr is a historical marker in Brunswick, Glynn County. It is one of 121 historical markers documented in Glynn County, among 181 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.1459, -81.4943 near Brunswick. The nearest cataloged historic site is Queen Square (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Queen Square, Queen Square, and James Edward Oglethorpe.

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

📍 31.1459, -81.4943 · Brunswick, Glynn County

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