Historical Marker

The Legacy of the Land and the Stewards of Hofwyl-Broadfield

Brunswick · Glynn County

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The Story

For five generations the Dent family worked Hofwyl-Broadfield in Georgia's coastal Rice Kingdom, producing rice so fine it was branded 'Broadfield' on the Charleston market, until the last heir willed the land to the state in 1973.

About this site

The Legacy of the Land and the Stewards of Hofwyl-Broadfield 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 31.3051, -81.4540 near Brunswick. The nearest cataloged historic site is Twentieth-Century Changes (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hofwyl Plantation, House Servants Quarters, and Commissary - Pay Shed.

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

📍 31.3051, -81.4540 · Brunswick, Glynn County

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