Historical Marker
Historic Sites
Historical marker location:
106 N. Washington Street, Fort Gaines, Georgia
( Marker is on North Washington Street (Georgia Route 39) 0 miles north of Carroll Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1957
Georgia was the site of the first European settlement in what is now the United States. In 1565, the Spanish established a settlement on St. Simons Island, which is now part of Georgia.