Sunbury

Sunbury (HM5OE)

Location: Midway, GA 31320 Liberty County
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Country: United States of America
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N 31° 46.204', W 81° 16.831'

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Home of Many Famous Persons

Many famous persons lived in the town of Sunbury. Among them was Dr. Lyman Hall, signer of the Declaration of Independence. It was also the home of Richard Howley and Nathan Brownson, later governors of Georgia; of John Elliott and Alfred Cuthbert, United States Senators; of Major John Jones and Major Lachlan McIntosh. Button Gwinnett, another signer of the Declaration of Independence, spent much time here as a Justice of St. John's Parish, and Georgia's third signer, George Walton, was among those held in Sunbury as a prisoner of the British during the Revolution.

Maria J. McIntosh, noted authoress and her brother, Commodore James McKay McIntosh, hero of the Mexican War, were born in Sunbury. The Hon. John E. Ward, first United States Minister to China, and the Hon. William Law, noted jurist, were also natives of Sunbury.
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HM NumberHM5OE
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series, and the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series.
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Marker Number089-4B
Year Placed1957
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 3:42pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 473437 N 3514984
Decimal Degrees31.77006667, -81.28051667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 46.204', W 81° 16.831'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 46' 12.24" N, 81° 16' 49.86" W
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Area Code(s)912
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-221 Brigantine Rd, Midway GA 31320, US
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