This trace began as the Oakfuskee Upper Creek trading path, crossing the Oconee and Apalachee rivers at present-day Swords. After Park's bridge opened around 1807, it carried emigrants west toward the Mississippi Territory and Texas as the Alabama Road.
Seven Islands Road
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Seven Islands Road is a historical marker in Madison, Morgan County, erected in 1993. It is one of 42 historical markers documented in Morgan County, among 112 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.4889, -83.4379 near Madison. The nearest cataloged historic site is Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Shepherd Cemetery, Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum, and Morgan County Church of Christ Cemetery.
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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