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Naturalist John Abbot (1751-c.1840) came from London to Georgia in 1790 and settled near Jacksonboro, where he collected and drew butterflies, moths, and birds. He was among the first artists in America to document insects through every life stage.
John Abbot is a historical marker in Sylvania, Screven County, erected in 1955. It is one of 27 historical markers documented in Screven County, among 107 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.8274, -81.6223 near Sylvania. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jacksonboro (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Washington's Route, The Goodall House, and The 14th Corps.
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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