Darien's Railroad and Depot

Built in 1895, this short-line railroad hauled yellow pine from Georgia's interior to Darien's sawmills, fueling the port's timber boom; the depot that once stood here burned in 1971.

Darien's Railroad and Depot is a historical marker in Darien, Mcintosh County, erected in 1999. 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 31.3711, -81.4322 near Darien. The nearest cataloged historic site is Columbus Square (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Vessel <i>Kit Jones</i>, New Inverness, and McIntosh County Courthouse.

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