Historical Marker

Road to Sunbury

Midway · Liberty County · Erected 1930

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The Story

By the 1760s this road linked the inland Midway settlement to its booming seaport at Sunbury, carrying the rice and indigo that made the Puritan-descended planters of St. John's Parish among colonial Georgia's wealthiest.

About this site

Road to Sunbury is a historical marker in Midway, Liberty County, erected in 1930. 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 31.8055, -81.4301 near Midway. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dr. Lyman Hall (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Nathan Brownson, Button Gwinnett, and Midway Church.

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

📍 31.8055, -81.4301 · Midway, Liberty County

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