SUNBURY STATE HISTORIC SITE 
COASTAL F-ORT MIDWAY GEORGIA 
When the Continental Congress convened in 1776, the delegates recognized the importance of a fort to protect Georgia's coast from the English Navy. Soon afterwards a low bluff on the Medway River near the seaport of Sunbury was fortified and garrisoned by 200 patriots. The fort protected Georgia against the British in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. 
Today, visitors can stand within earthworks from the War of 1812 and view scenic Saint Catherine's Sound. In the museum , visitors can see exhibits describing the colonial port of Sunbury and the military history of the site . 
This small commercial and political center played a great role during the Revolutionary War. Fort Morris was built and successfully protected Georgia during the two attacks from the British. When the British demanded the fort's surrender on November 25, 1778, the defiant patriots answered "Come and Take lt. " The British refused and withdrew to the south. Forty-five days later, the British with a superior force, again attacked Sunbury. On January 9, 1779, Fort Morris fell and with it the last remaining patriot post in Coastal Georgia. The British imprisoned several prominent people including signer of the Declaration of Independence George Walton. When they evacuated Georgia in 1782, the redcoats left Sun- 
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Operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources J. Leonard Ledbetter, Commissioner 
 
 bury in ruins and the once bustling harbor never again had the prosperity it had known before the American Revolution. The remains of Fort Morris were rebuilt into a smaller fort called Fort Defiance during the War of 1812. It is this structure that visitors can see today. 
AN "UAL PECIAL EVENTS  Colonial Living (year-round)  Navigation Skills and Seaport Life (year-round)  Military Life (year-round) 
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS  Historic Midway  Savannah  Ft. McAllister State Historic Park  Wormsloe Historic Site  Skidaway Island State Park 
Located seven miles east of I 95 via Georgia 38 . 
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Small admission fee. Group rates available . Picnic area and bus parking available. 
Advance notice by groups requested . 
 
Hours: 
 
Open year-round Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m.- 5 :30p.m. 
Closed Mondays (except on some legal holidays), Thanksgiving and Christmas Day 
 
For more information contact Sunbury State Historic Site Route 1, Box 236 Midway, Georgia 31 320 (912) 884-5999 
If anyone feels subjected to discrimination on the basis of race. color , or national origin . they may file a com plaint alleging discrimination with the Office for Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington , D.C. 
$48.67/M May 1988