- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Doctortown historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Wayne County
Cities and towns--Georgia--Doctortown - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Wayne County, Jesup, 31.60785, -81.88634
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: southeast of U.S. 301/82 on Rayonier Co. property west of the railroad bridge over the Altamaha River in Jesup
Text of marker: "DOCTORTOWN. Two miles N.E. of here on the Altamaha river was the site of Doctortown. The name may have been derived from a Muskogean Indian word, "Alekcha", purported to mean doctor. A Creek Indian, "Alleck" is believed to have lived there during the late 1700's. Doctortown was the major crossing point of the Altamaha River from the days when the Alachua Indian Path crossed there until WWII, when the Georgia Defense Forces and a Coast Guard Unit guarded the bridges against the threat of German sabotage. It was for many years the only road and rail crossing in this area of the coastal plain, thus making it a vital shipping and travel point. As a steamboat landing, Doctortown provided river access to important overland routes. Doctortown was an important target for Gen. Sherman's troops on the March to the Sea and was the site of an unsuccessful assault in December, 1864. After the Civil War, Doctortown became an industrial center for the South Georgia timber and paper industry as the site of large sawmills, and the world's largest pulp mill (1992). 151-2 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1992" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_doctortown
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_doctortown
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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