Old Barrington Road

Old Barrington Road is a Georgia historical marker in Long County, dedicated 1954.

Located at the intersection of Georgia Route 57 at milepost 19 and Old Barrington Road near Ludowici.

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At this point, Highway 99 crosses the Old Barrington Road. A trail used by Indians centuries before the coming of the white men, this road was an important trade route between the Carolinas and Florida in the early 1700's. With the settlement of Georgia and the building of Fort Barrington, it became a well traveled route for military forces before and during the Revolution. With the establishment of Barrington Ferry, the Old Barrington Road became and continued for many years to be, one of the main overland routes into Florida.

Marker not in place due to damage or maintenance. Note from the marker program.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1700 · Plate 22. Facsimile Cartography 1492-1867. Delisle Map, 1700. Gentil Map, ca. 1700. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1764 · Carte de la Nouvelle Georgie (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1816 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1842 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1943 · Ludowici, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Plate 22. Facsimile Cartography 1492-1867. Delisle Map, 1700. Gentil Map, ca. 1700, 1700, covering the location of Old Barrington Road, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Plate 22. Facsimile Cartography 1492-1867. Delisle Map, 1700. Gentil Map, ca. 1700, 1700, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Old Barrington Road

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