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Fort Morris State Historic Site in Liberty County preserves the only surviving Revolutionary War earthworks in Georgia, built to defend the once-thriving colonial seaport of Sunbury on the Medway River. On November 25, 1778, when British forces demanded the fort's surrender, its commander Col. John McIntosh issued the defiant reply "Come and take it!" and the British initially withdrew; they returned in January 1779 with overwhelming force and captured the position, renaming it Fort George. The earthworks were used again as "Fort Defiance" during the War of 1812. Today the 66-acre state historic site interprets Georgia's colonial, Revolutionary, and antebellum past through preserved earthworks and a museum.
About this site
Fort Morris State Historic Site is a state historic site in Liberty County, Georgia. It is one of 81 historic sites cataloged in Liberty County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.7560, -81.2810. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Morris (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Famous Sunbury "Masonic" Oak, The Old Sunbury Road, and Sunbury Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the Georgia DNR Historic Preservation Division. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Fort Morris State Historic Site in Liberty County preserves the only surviving Revolutionary War earthworks in Georgia, built to defend the once-thriving colonial seaport of Sunbury on the Medway River. On November 25, 1778, when British forces demanded the fort's surrender, its commander Col. John McIntosh issued the defiant reply "Come and take it!" and the British initially withdrew; they returned in January 1779 with overwhelming force and captured the position, renaming it Fort George. The earthworks were used again as "Fort Defiance" during the War of 1812. Today the 66-acre state historic site interprets Georgia's colonial, Revolutionary, and antebellum past through preserved earthworks and a museum.
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