Historical Marker

Mark Carr

Brunswick · Glynn County · Erected 1953

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The Story

Captain Mark Carr, an officer in Oglethorpe's regiment, established a plantation here in the 1730s on land then called Carr's Fields; in 1771 the colony bought it to lay out the town of Brunswick.

About this site

Mark Carr is a historical marker in Brunswick, Glynn County, erected in 1953. 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 31.1375, -81.4890 near Brunswick. The nearest cataloged historic site is Benjamin and Nancy Hart (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Wright Square, Sidney Lanier, and Hanover Square Confederate Monument.

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

📍 31.1375, -81.4890 · Brunswick, Glynn County

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Nearby in Glynn County

Hanover Square Confederate Monument

Brunswick · 1902

Historical Marker

Benjamin and Nancy Hart