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Spencer House, 1872, St. Marys
Built in 1872, Spencer House was, in its time, distinguished as the finest hotel in St. Marys and southeast Georgia. Today it is an exquisitely preserved example of Victorian-era architecture. Spencer...
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Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Circa 1840, St. Marys
Built as a bank circa 1840, this chapel was purchased after 1847 by Marie Ponce Dufour and donated it to the diocese. Mr. Dufour was from France and Marie was from St. Augustine, of Spanish origin....
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General Archibald Clark House, 1802, St. Marys
Also referred to as the “Aaron Burr House”, a WPA plaque placed in 1936 indicates that Burr was given refuge here by General Archibald Clark while fleeing capture after his duel with Alexander...
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St. Marys Presbyterian Church, 1808
Founded as the non-denominational Union Church, St. Marys First Presbyterian is the oldest Presbyterian church in Georgia. Reverend Horace Pratt, who built Orange Hall, was the first minister. For...
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General John Floyd House, 1830, St. Marys
General Floyd was born on 3 October 1769 in Beaufort, South Carolina, where he learned carpentry. In 1791, he moved with his father to Camden County and engaged in boat building. He served as a...
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Site of George Washington Pump & Oak, St. Marys
Text of historic marker: There were originally six wells one in each square, the only source of pure water for St. Marys, (until the tidal wave of 1818). On the day that the Father of the Country was...
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St. Marys Methodist Church, 1858
George Clark brought Methodism to St. Marys in 1799 as a circuit-riding missionary. He organized the first congregation here as St. Marys Methodist Episcopal Church. They met in random locations until...
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Houston McIntosh Sugar Mill, Circa 1825
Built circa 1825, this sugar works and arrowroot starch factory was the industrial component to John Houston* McIntosh’s New Canaan Plantation. McIntosh was born in 1773 in what is now McIntosh...
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