Historical Marker

Old Sunbury Road

U. S. 319/Ga. 78 at the Jefferson-Johnson County Line ยท Johnson

Georgia marker

Inscription

OLD SUNBURY ROAD. The highway crosses at this point the former course of the Sunbury road, one of the longest vehicular thoroughfares of post-reolutionary Georgia. It was laid out in the early 1790's from Greensboro via today's Sparta and Swainsboro to Sunbury, a port on the Midway River in Libery County.

The Jefferson and Johnson county line follows this early route. The old way lost arterial significance when Sunbury, once a leading port, declined in commercial importance. From northern Emanuel county southward, much of the way remains in daily use. 083-3 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956

Location

AddressU. S. 319/Ga. 78 at the Jefferson-Johnson County Line
CountyJohnson
StateGeorgia
Coordinates32.701460, -82.660080

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