Near a marker noting another signer of the Declaration of Independence, this one in Midway honors…read moreDoctor Lyman Hall. His is the second in the left-most column with Button Gwinnett and George Walton. The marker reads, "Dr. Lyman Hall was a Georgia signer of The Declaration Of Independence. He represented Saint John's Parish in the Continental Congress, and was a delegate from Georgia to the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia. "He was a founder of Sunbury and as Governor of Georgia (1783-1784) he gave strong support to education and religion. He was instrumental in obtaining the grant of land which led to the establishment of the University of Georgia. "Born in Wallingford, Connecticut, April 12, 1724, Dr. Hall moved to Saint John's Parish where he purchased the plantation now known as Hall's Knoll. He became a leading physician, planter, patriot, and was active in mercantile and shipping circles in Sunbury. Dr. Hall died in 1790 and was buried on his plantation at Shell Bluff Landing in Burke County. In 1848, his remains were re-interred in Augusta, beneath the granite obelisk, 'The Signers' Monument.'" Dr. Lyman Hall became a central figure in Saint Johns Parish, where the independent Congregationalist community trusted him enough to send him to the Continental Congress even before the rest of Georgia committed to the patriot cause. His work in Sunbury's commercial world and his ties to the Midway church network helped shape the region's political identity, and his later push for education grew directly from the parish's long tradition of literacy and religious instruction. His eventual reinterment beneath the Signers Monument in Augusta reflects how Georgia slowly came to honor a man whose medical skill, political resolve, and deep connection to Midway left a lasting imprint on the state's early history. The marker was erected by the Daughters of American Colonists. [Review 116 of 2026 - 888 in Georgia - 25306 overall]

Reasonably priced. Well maintained, beautiful park with…read morelots of recreational stuff to do. Bike friendly, friendly staff, nice neighbors, clean and just a pleasant place to camp. Feels safe. Loved staying here and will return!

If you love history with a side of gorgeous scenery, Fort McAllister State Park is absolutely worth…read morethe stop. Fort McAllister is a Confederate earthen fort built along the Ogeechee River to protect Savannah during the Civil War. It's famous for for withstanding multiple Union naval attacks before ultimately falling during a land ambush in December 1864. By capturing the fort, Union forces had a clear path to the city of Savannah and kick-started Sherman's infamous March to the Sea. Today the park contains a visitors center, a small (but jampacked museum), campgrounds, the historical fort site, and more. The museum may be small, but it's packed with in-depth exhibits. You'll easily pass at least an hour here if you really take your time to read through everything. I especially loved the unexpected Henry Ford connection to the fort. Walking the grounds of the fort was the real highlight though. Fort McAllister is one of the best-preserved earthen forts from the Civil War, and you can explore the ramparts, cannons, and earthworks. Whether you're a casual visitor or a die-hard history buff, this park delivers a great walk in history's footsteps. Highly recommend carving out a few hours here!

Midway is so often framed by its colonial past that it can be easy to forget how deeply the Civil…read moreWar touched this landscape too, and this marker breaks that pattern by pulling the visitor forward almost a full century. Instead of Congregationalist settlers or Revolutionary leaders, it anchors you in December 1864, when Sherman's March to the Sea swept through Liberty County and turned the quiet grounds around Midway Church into a temporary command post for Union cavalry. Standing here today, with the churchyard still and the pines shifting in the wind, it takes only a moment to imagine how different the scene must have been when blue‑coated scouts, foragers, and artillery units moved through the same crossroads. The marker reads, "On Dec. 13, 1864, Murray's brigade of Kilpatrick's cavalry division (USA), scouting in the right rear of Gen. Sherman's army, which was then closing in on Savannah, moved south into Liberty County. After driving back the 29th Georgia Cavalry Battalion (CSA), Lt. Col. Arthur Hood, which was patrolling Liberty County, Murray advanced to Midway Church. The 5th Kentucky Cavalry was sent to Sunbury to open communications with the Union blockading squadron in St. Catherine's Sound. The 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry was sent to the Altahama River to burn the Savannah and Gulf (ACL) Railroad bridge at Doctor Town. Both missions failed.On the 14th, Kilpatrick arrived with Atkins' brigade and the 10th Wisconsin Battery. Establishing headquarters at Midway Church, he sent foraging parties east to Colonel's Island, south below Riceboro, and west beyond the railroad to strip the country of livestock and provisions. On the 15th, with loaded wagons and herds of horses, mules and cattle, he returned to Bryan County and went into camp at "Cross Roads" (Richmond Hill). "On the 17th, Mower's division, 17th Corps (USA), enroute to destroy the railroad from McIntosh to the Altamaha River, halted at Midway Church for the night. Next morning, Mower marched to McIntosh and began his destruction. Hazen`s division, 15th Corps, destroyed the railroad from Ogeechee to McIntosh." The marker is number 089-25 and it was erected in 1959 by the Georgia Historical Commission. It stands today as a reminder that Midway's history did not end with the Revolution. The same church that once sheltered colonial families and later hosted revolutionary leaders found itself again at the center of national conflict, this time as Union cavalry and infantry passed through on their way to Savannah. It is a quiet place now, but the marker helps you feel the weight of those December days when the war briefly surged through Liberty County and left its mark on the landscape. [Review 118 of 2026 - 890 in Georgia - 25308 overall]

It sits quietly inside Midway Cemetery, a place where the past feels unusually close, and this…read moreparticular historical marker draws your attention to one of the community's earliest and most enduring figures. The grave of Rev. John Osgood is not just a burial site but a reminder of the Congregationalist migration that shaped Saint Johns Parish, a movement of families who carried New England religious culture into the Georgia Lowcountry long before the Revolution. His story helps explain why Midway became such an unusually literate, civically minded, and tightly knit settlement, and why its church and cemetery still feel anchored in that eighteenth‑century world. The marker reads, "This is the grave of Rev. Mr. John Osgood, who came to Midway with the first settlers in 1754 from Dorchester, S.C., and served them faithfully as their minister and friend until his final sermon, May 5, 1773. born in Dorchester, one of their own people, Mr. Osgood received part of his education from their old pastor, the Rev. Mr. Fisher, and was graduated from Harvard in 1733. Ordained to the pastoral charge of the Congregational Church November 24, 1735, the Rev. Mr. Osgood ministered to these people, in Dorchester and in Midway, for 38 years. He died on august 2, 1773." It sits quietly inside Midway Cemetery, a place where the past feels unusually close, and this particular historical marker draws your attention to one of the community's earliest and most enduring figures. The grave of Rev. John Osgood is not just a burial site but a reminder of the Congregationalist migration that shaped Saint Johns Parish, a movement of families who carried New England religious culture into the Georgia Lowcountry long before the Revolution. His story helps explain why Midway became such an unusually literate, civically minded, and tightly knit settlement, and why its church and cemetery still feel anchored in that eighteenth‑century world. It is marker number 089-12B and it was erected in 1957 by Georgia Historical Commission. It blends naturally into the quiet dignity of the cemetery. The surrounding wall looks as if it has been here for generations, and the headstones, though weathered, still speak clearly of the colonial families who shaped Liberty County. [Review 120 of 2026 - 892 in Georgia - 25310 overall]

I stopped by the Midway Museum on a quiet evening and found the building closed, so the roadside…read morehistorical marker along US‑17 became my stand‑in introduction until I can return during their regular hours. In some ways it worked out, because the marker does a surprisingly good job of sketching the deep roots of this little community and reminding you that Midway was never just another coastal settlement tucked between Savannah and Darien. The marker reads, "Established by South Carolina Calvinists of English and Scottish extraction in 1752, the small settlement of Midway became 'the cradle of the Revolutionary spirit in Georgia'. Two of Georgia's three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Lyman Hall and Button Gwinnett, were sons of Midway, as were four Revolutionary Governors of the young state. "Exhibits, documents and furnishings housed in the Midway Museum commemorate and reanimate the love of liberty which distinguished the Midway Society from the Colonial period through its last meeting in December 1865. "Built in 1957, the Museum is owned and administered by the Midway Museum, Inc., organized by the Saint John's Parish Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists and by the Liberty County Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy." The marker does not have a number. It was erected in 1990 by the National Society Daughters of the American Colonists Georgia State Society. For now it serves as a helpful preview of what waits inside the museum, and it adds another thread to the larger story of Midway, a place where the past still feels close enough to touch even when the doors are locked for the day. [Review 121 of 2026 - 893 in Georgia - 25311 overall]

Located at the crossroads of US‑17 and US‑84 in Midway, this marker introduces travelers to Button…read moreGwinnett, one of Georgia's most elusive and intriguing Founding Fathers. It summarizes his public career, but the fuller story behind his name adds even more texture to this quiet corner of Liberty County, because Gwinnett was both a political idealist and a man whose ambitions and rivalries shaped early Georgia in dramatic ways. The marker reads, "In this, Saint John's Parish, (now Liberty County), lived Button Gwinnett, signer of the Declaration of Independence, member of the Continental Congress, Speaker of the Assembly, and President of the Executive Council. He also was a member of the Convention that met in Savannah in October, 1776, in which he played a prominent part in drafting the first Constitution of the State of Georgia. "Born in Gloucestershire, England, in 1735, son of a Church of England vicar, Button Gwinnett came to Georgia in 1765 and acquired a store in Savannah. He shortly purchased St. Catherines Island in this parish. He moved to the island at once and engaged in farming and cattle raising. His business was transacted in Sunbury, then a thriving port. "On May 16, 1777, Mr. Gwinnett was mortally wounded in a duel fought on the outskirts of Savannah with Gen. Lachlan McIntosh, dying on May 19. Mr. Gwinnett's grave is supposedly in Savannah, but its exact location is unknown and unmarked. One of his rare autographs sold for over $50,000." It is marker number 089-2 and was erected in 1954 by the Georgia Historical Commission. When you look at the Declaration of Independence, his is the first signature in the left-most column. [Review 115 of 2026 - 887 in Georgia - 25305 overall]

Midway always surprises you. For a place that feels quiet today, sitting at the crossing of US‑17…read moreand US‑84 with its churchyard pines and faint coastal breeze, it carries an outsized share of early American history. The landscape looks modest now, but in the eighteenth century this was the heart of Saint Johns Parish, a community of educated, politically assertive New England transplants whose influence reached far beyond the marshes around them. The marker for Nathan Brownson fits neatly into that pattern, another reminder that this small corner of Liberty County produced leaders who helped shape both Georgia and the nation. This marker tells the history of another such historic figure. It reads, "Georgia Colonial governor, trustee of the proposed University of Georgia, physician, Nathan Brownson became governor of Georgia in 1781, serving until Jan. 1782. Prior to this time Brownson served as a member of the Provencial Congress which met in Savannah July 4, 1775. He was, also, a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1776-1778 and was surgeon to a Georgia brigade. "Born in Connecticut in 1742, a graduate of Yale College, Brownson studied medicine and practiced that profession in his home state, moving to St. John`s Parish (now Liberty County), Georgia in 1764. Active in the cause of liberty, Brownson became one of the leaders in the revolutionary cause. He was one of the delegates to the state convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution in Augusta on 31 December 1787. "Nathan Brownson died in Liberty County October 18, 1796, being best remembered as governor and as one of the founders of the University of Georgia." The marker itself carries no number, but it was placed in 1992 by the Georgia State Society and the Daughters of the American Colonists, adding one more chapter to Midway's long habit of honoring the people who shaped its identity. It stands quietly at the roadside, yet it points to a life woven deeply into the story of Georgia's independence, its early government, and its commitment to education, all rooted in a community that still feels the echoes of its revolutionary past. [Review 117 of 2026 - 889 in Georgia - 25307 overall]

My last review for this library was about a year ago, so it's time for a little update. One year…read morelater and a lot has changed, an unrelenting pandemic and the frequency of my visits because of it. I don't know about you, but I've gone through stages during this pandemic, many stages. Stages, meaning the things I/we (family) have done to keep ourselves busy on lockdown. We started with cooking and baking almost everything trending during the pandemic (yes, I did Dalgona coffee, and yes, we made bread from scratch and and and... Eventually, that became a bit too much with too many goodies and not enough people to eat them, so we moved on to puzzles. Then started the Netflix/Amazon Prime binge watching...and THEN...I happened to see an update post of RHPL on social media about their reopening hours and new procedures. This is one of the best things that happened to me/us during this pandemic. I absolutely loved reading as a child but as I started adulting, reading became work related, emails, text messages, social media posts, headlines, articles, read aloud sessions and bedtime stories with kids etc. You get the point. They say it takes 30 days to form a new habit and now, I'm so happy I've had so much time during this pandemic to make it part of my daily routine. I am happy (and almost a bit sad) to say I have read more books in the last 2 months than I have in the last 10 years! But I won't cry over now. The ladies and gent here have been absolutely fantastic and I am soo grateful for their dedication and diligence during all this. They have been so helpful and so kind. Other than ourselves, my kids and I have seen the wonderful ladies at this library the most! These are some of their procedures during COVID : - masks are required upon entry, staff are wearing masks as well, hand sanitizer available - open for in-store pick up, signing up for library cards, pay fines. I think you can go in to use their PCs as I once saw a persno in the PC room, but it must be limited time, so please ask - when they first reopened, they were strictly doing curbside pick up by appointment only (15 min time slots), but since they have reopened the building for in-store services, they seem to be understaffed on some days and as a result of that, curbside pick up time slots are less frequent. If you prefer this service, it's great! You show up by the door by the drop boxes in the back at your appointment, you text them the number they give you to let them know you have arrived, pop your trunk open, they come out and load them in - when you arrive at the building, a librarian is inside the entrance and opens the door for you as the inside middle door is kept locked - returns must be placed by wooden carts at the entrance (next to librarian) - drop boxes are open during library hours in back of building - all returns are quarantined for 3 days (they backdate it so don't worry if it appears late, as long as you returned it before due date) - you cannot browse inside the library. However, if something catches your eye on one of the side tables, you can ask them to grab it and add it to your pick up. They ask that you limit to 5 items. There are tables turned over to the side that create a direct path to the front desk. There are tape markings on the floor to provide guidance for social distancing - you can email their gmail address to request for books, but I found the easiest way to reserve materials is simply to log in to your PINES account or download the PINES app and just place the hold there since it will tell you whether it is available or not. If it's available at a different location, you can place a hold and select the library of choice for pick up and they will notify you with the method of notification you have selected (phone, text or email). You have access to all the books in the PINES network in the state of Georgia. This is HUGE! - Discs or the State Park passes NOT available at this time - BONUS: you also have access to their other library apps, RBDigital for adults and AXIS360 for kids that also offer ebooks and audiobooks. This library may be small, but it's well connected and holds its weight in gold. I am so grateful for this library, especially during a time like this and my life has been enriched by it, as well as my kids. I am so late on this reading train, but at least I'm on it now. Now, excuse me while I read the book I checked out on knitting (LOL)....my new stage. Stay safe, Friends!

This is a very delightful library. The staff is kind and helpful. There is a Dropbox for after…read morehours book returns. A huge section of kids books. My kids love coming to library. With a library card you can access online resources. This is a great benefit to people living in Richmond hill