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The Old Coffee Road, cut through the southern frontier in the 1820s under Gen. John Coffee to move troops and supplies toward Florida, became this area's earliest vehicular and postal route and shaped the settlement of southwest Georgia.
Historical Marker
Old Coffee Road
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About this site
Old Coffee Road is a historical marker in Ocilla, Irwin County, erected in 1956. It is one of 8 historical markers documented in Irwin County, among 68 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.4735, -83.1251 near Ocilla. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lax Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Union Cemetery, Luke Cemetery, and Bethlehem Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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