Historical Marker

The Dead Town Of Sunbury

Sunbury · Liberty County

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The Story

Once colonial Georgia's second-largest town and home to two Declaration signers, Sunbury was wrecked by British occupation and storms; by the mid-1800s the bustling port had faded into an empty 'dead town.'

About this site

The Dead Town Of Sunbury is a historical marker in Sunbury, Liberty County. 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 31.7704, -81.2805 near Sunbury. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sunbury (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Saint John's Lodge Number Six, The Old Sunbury Road, and Sunbury Cemetery.

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

📍 31.7704, -81.2805 · Sunbury, Liberty County
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