Historical Marker

The March to the Sea

Cooperville · Screven County · Erected 1958

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The Story

On December 4, 1864, Sherman's 17th Corps under General Frank Blair, with Sherman himself along, crossed here at Cooperville. The column wrecked the Central Railroad as it pressed southeast toward Savannah.

About this site

The March to the Sea is a historical marker in Cooperville, Screven County, erected in 1958. 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 32.5909, -81.7044 near Cooperville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cooperville (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Louisville Road, Wades Cemetery, and Simmons Branch Cemetery.

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

📍 32.5909, -81.7044 · Cooperville, Screven County

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Simmons Branch Cemetery

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