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On this bluff the Spaniards called 'Talaje,' Franciscan friars ran a Guale mission in the 1500s and 1600s; 1940s digs unearthed Indian pottery beside Spanish olive jars and majolica.
Historical Marker
Site of Early Spanish Mission
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About this site
Site of Early Spanish Mission 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 31.3643, -81.4175 near Darien. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Savannah Lumber Company (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include To The Soldiers Of Fort King George, 200 Years of Sawmilling, and Old Fort King George.
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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