Historical Marker

Rice Hope

U. S. 17 two miles north of Eulonia ยท McIntosh

Georgia marker

Inscription

RICE HOPE. Famous Rice and Indigo Plantation of Colonial and Revolutionary times, Rice Hope was the home of George McIntosh, son of John McIntosh Mor of Darien, and brother of General Lachlan McIntosh. George McIntosh was Official Surveyor for St. Andrew's Parish, Member of the Commons House of Assembly, Member of the First Provincial Congress of Georgia, Member of the Council of Safety.

During the Revolution, the home of George McIntosh at Rice Hope was burned and his slaves and stock run off by the British. 095-21 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957

Location

AddressU. S. 17 two miles north of Eulonia
CountyMcIntosh
StateGeorgia

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