Historical Marker

If Trees Could Speak…

Brunswick · Glynn County

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

The ancient live oaks at Hofwyl-Broadfield stood witness to generations of enslaved labor on the rice plantation, a living reminder that the land's beauty was shaped by people held in bondage.

About this site

If Trees Could Speak… 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 31.3059, -81.4562 near Brunswick. The nearest cataloged historic site is Enslavement, Resistance, Creativity, and Resilience (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hofwyl Dairy, The Legacy of the Land and the Stewards of Hofwyl-Broadfield, and Twentieth-Century Changes.

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

📍 31.3059, -81.4562 · Brunswick, Glynn County

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