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This six-pounder, cast in Scotland and likely once shipboard, served at Revolutionary Fort Morris guarding Sunbury. Excavated from the fort's ruins in 1940, it was placed at the courthouse as a relic of Liberty County's role in winning independence.
Fort Morris Cannon is a historical marker in Hinesville, Liberty County, erected in 1958. It is one of 51 historical markers documented in Liberty County, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.8477, -81.5961 near Hinesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Liberty County Courthouse (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Liberty County, Liberty County Justice Center, and Liberty County Jail.
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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