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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22LC_stilson-georgia_Brooklet-GA.html
When the Savannah & Statesboro Railway was completed in 1899, some of the stations along the track began to grow into villages. One of these was Stilson, named for Stilson Hutchinson who was instrumental in getting the Railway to pass through this…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21CE_john-abbot-1751-1840_Brooklet-GA.html
John Abbot of Georgia 1751-1840 Talented artist and searching naturalist of birds and insects. As a tribute to him and his work may you who stand here find pleasure in the natural beauty of Georgia. John Abbot lies buried in this woodla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10JR_old-river-road_Brooklet-GA.html
The highway crossing here is the Old River Road, one of the earliest white man's routes west of the Ogeechee. The State authorized the opening of this portion of the old thoroughfare in 1777. It followed the course of an Indian trail that led to t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPUA_upper-black-creek-church_Brooklet-GA.html
(Side 1):Upper Black Creek met each month on the third Sunday and Saturday before from the time she was organized in 1802 until the Church elected to meet every Sunday in 1957. Conference was every month on those Saturdays, and Upper Black Creek r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPU8_upper-black-creek-primitive-baptist-church_Brooklet-GA.html
Upper Black Creek Primitive Baptist Church was constituted on August 15, 1802 in the home of John Albritton. The organizing presbytery consisted of Henry Cook, Isham Peacock, John Goldwire and Henry Holcombe. With a membership upward of 40 members…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFXB_john-abbot-1751-1839_Brooklet-GA.html
In the old McElveen Cemetery, one-third of a mile northeast of this marker, is the grave of John Abbot, pioneer naturalist of Georgia. Abbot was born in London June 1, 1751, and in early youth became devoted to the study and delineation of insects…
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