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Part of the pioneer wagon and postal road opened around 1823 under Gen. John Coffee, this stretch passed through Barwick on its way south. The thoroughfare opened Southwest Georgia and West Florida to frontier settlement.
Historical Marker
Old Coffee Road (2000)
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About this site
Old Coffee Road is a historical marker in Barwick, Thomas County, erected in 2000. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Thomas County, among 113 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 30.8900, -83.7408 near Barwick. The nearest cataloged historic site is Barwick City Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Williams Cemetery, and Mitchell Family Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also at or near Barwick, Thomas County
“Old Coffee Road” names 2 distinct records in Thomas County. This page is the historical marker erected in 2000 in Barwick. The others:
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