- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Fort Morris State Historic Site
- Creator:
- Georgia. Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites, 2005
- Date of Original:
- 2005
- Subject:
- Parks--Georgia
Natural resources conservation areas--Georgia
Fort Morris State Historic Site (Midway, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Liberty County, 31.80723, -81.45626
United States, Georgia, Liberty County, Midway, 31.80577, -81.43066 - Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA N200.P2 S1 M64 2005
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bm64-b2005
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bm64-b2005
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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STATE HISTORIC SITE
FACILITIES
70 Acres Vtsltor Center 7 Picnic Sites 1-M1le Nature Trail Pioneer Campground Gifl Shop
ACTIVITI ES
Educauonal Programs
Historical Research Ptcmcking Birdwatching -
Colonial Coast Birding Trail
~~ aHISTOIIC5ms ~
When the Conunemal Congress convened in in6. the delegates recogni1ed the importance or a fort to protect 1he1r growing seapon from the Briush. Soon afterwards. a low blurr on the Medway River at Sunbury was
for11fied and garrisoned by zoo parnots.
When the Bnush demanded the rons surrender on November 25- 1n8. the defiant Col John McIntosh rephed. come and take 111 The Bn11sh refused and wnhdrew back to Florida Forty five days later. 1hey returned w11h a superior force. and on January 9, in9. Fort Mom s fell after a short but heavy bombardment. Under the name or Fort Defiance. this bulwark was once again used against the British during the War or 18u. Today. vls11ors can stand within the earthwork rema1ns and view scenic Saint Catherfnes Sound A museum and film describe the colonial port or Sunbury and the site's h1s1ory
OperWd by IN r-o,a Oeoanmercol ll.llinl ~ &05
Located 7 miles east of 1-95 exit fl6 via Islands Highway and Fort Morris Road.
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
Fon McAllister State H,stonc Park - camping
Skldaway Island State Park camping
Fort King George State Historic Site
Hofwyl-Broadheld Plantation State Historic S11e
Wormsloe State H1stonc S11e Midway Museum Fort Stewart Museum Savannah. Ga. Seabrook Village -
African-American history Melon Bluff Nature Center
HOURS
Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Sunday 2-5:30 p.m. Closed Monday (except holidays). Thanksgiving. Christmas and
New Year's Day. Group rates available with advance notice. Picnic area and bus parking available.
INFORMATION
Fort Morris State Historic S11e 1.559 Fort Morris Road Midway, GA 31320 912-884-5999
Georgia State Parks and Historic Sues
z. MLK Jr. Drive. Suite 1352
Atlanta, GA 30334 404-656-2770
www.gastateparks.org
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STATE PARKS & HISTORICSITES