200 Years of Sawmilling

Marks where lumber was first cut commercially on the Georgia coast: South Carolinians sawed planks here for Fort King George in 1721, beginning nearly two centuries of sawmilling on the Altamaha.

200 Years of Sawmilling is a historical marker in Darien, Mcintosh County, erected in 1957. It is one of 51 historical markers documented in Mcintosh County, among 89 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.3644, -81.4159 near Darien. The nearest cataloged historic site is To The Soldiers Of Fort King George (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Fort King George, The Savannah Lumber Company, and Site of Early Spanish Mission.

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