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Waynesville, Brantley County, Georgia

Named after Revolutionary War Hero, General "Mad" Anthony B.  Wayne, is located near the old Post Road which is the dividing line between the counties of  Brantley and Glynn. In  early pioneer days Waynesville was a refuge for many weary stage coach traveler.  It  was also an in-land sanctuary for the coastal island plantation families.  There is no wonder that it was selected as the  first county site for Wayne County in 1829.
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Photograph  provided by Ms. Tara Fields, Camden County, CRYPT

This road, formerly an Indian trail which paralleled the coast,  was used by the Spanish and the British.  In 1778 it was traveled by Revolutionary soldiers who marched against Fort Tonyn at Point Peter.  Albert Gallatin, while U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in 1805 recommended the Old St. Marys Road, a portion of the Post road as one of the seven principal routes that were important to U.S. defense and postal service
The first mail service south of Savannah was established over this road in 1763.  Later it became a regular stage coach route.  At Coleridge, a short distance north of the present Waycross Highway, Job Tyson maintained a tavern for travelers along the post road.  It was the only hostel between the Altamaha and Satilla rivers and was a regular stage coach stop.  A Historical Marker is located at Georgia Highway 32, at the Brantley County Line (Georgia Historical Markers)