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Fort Morris guarded the port of Sunbury, and here in 1778 Colonel John McIntosh answered a British surrender demand with the defiant 'Come and Take It!'; the fort fell weeks later, and Sunbury never recovered.
Historical Marker
Sunbury and Fort Morris
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About this site
Sunbury and Fort Morris is a historical marker in Midway, Liberty County, erected in 1957. 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 31.7994, -81.4329 near Midway. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Sunbury Road (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Button Gwinnett, Nathan Brownson, and Brigadier General Daniel Stewart.
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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