Things To Do in Darien, Georgia

There are several challenging par threes that include an island hole on #17. Views on the rivers are breath taking, but don't forget the deep woods off because the sand nats can be breath taking as... More on GolfReview

Very well kept! More on GolfReview

From 1721 until 1736, Fort King George was the southern outpost of the British Empire in North America. A c... More on gastateparks.org

Closed on Monday, but well maintained. More on TripAdvisor

Inscription. Built ca. 1820, Ashantilly was the mainland residence of prominent antebellum planter Thomas S... More on HMDB

Outside, under the branches of the live oak trees- wonderful , peaceful place to be on a Sunday afternoon. More on TripAdvisor

Inscription. Darien was the Cradle of Presbyterianism in Georgia, as the first Presbyterian Church in the colony was established by Scottish Highlanders who settled this town in January, 1736. The Scots brought with them their minister, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. For nearly two centuries the story of sawmilling in the Southeast was enacted on this point on the Altamaha River. In the summer of 1721, men from South Carolina sawed the 3-inch planks to build Fort King George. In 1736, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. At the end of this avenue, on high land ovelooking the creeks and marshes, Thomas Spalding of Sapelo established his family burial ground. For many years the Spaldings and their kinsmen were buried there. In 1867, Charles ... More on HMDB

Inscription. During the 19th and early 20th centuries this area was the business, social and religious center of Darien. The powerful Bank of Darien with branches in five cities operated here until 1842. Prominent merchants and timber ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On June 11, 1863 the seaport of Darien was vandalized and burned by Federal forces stationed on nearby St. Simons Island. The town was largely deserted, most of its 500 residents having sough refuge inland. Lost were ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The River Road has changed but little in location since its beginning as a Military Route in 1739. Scottish Highlanders first marched over it on their way to invade Spanish Florida, and troops have used it in three wars ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Saint Cyprian's Episcopal Church in Darien was built "for the Colored People of McIntosh County, " through the efforts of the Rev. James Wentworth Leigh, D. D. F. S. A. Dean of Herefor... More on HMDB

Inscription. Saint Andrew`s Episcopal Church in Darien received its charter in 1843, under the Rt. Rev. Stephen Elliott, first Bishop of the Diocese of Georgia. The church edifice, a large wooden b... More on HMDB