- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Trader's Hill (Fort Alert) historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Charlton County
Cities and towns--Georgia--Trader's Hill - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Charlton County, 30.78172, -82.13769
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 23 about 3 mi. S.W. of Folkston at road to Traders Hill
Text of marker: "TRADER'S HILL (FORT ALERT) 2 mi. About two miles East, on this Road, is the site of "Fort Alert, usually called Trader's Hill." Established in the 18th century, and defended by a stockade garrisoned by U.S. Troops, Trader's Hill was a refuge for settlers during the Indian Wars. At the head of navigation on the St. Marys River, it was also one of the most important trading centers in the Southeast. In 1854, it became the County Site of Charlton County, and served in this capacity until 1901. The Methodist Church on the site of the old town is one of the oldest in this County, and in the cemetery adjacent are buried many of the pioneers of the region. 024-9 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1958" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_traders-hill-fort-alert
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_traders-hill-fort-alert
- 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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