Cotton Gin

Historical marker location:

2355 Etheridge Road, Jefferson, Georgia

( Marker can be reached from Etheridge Road just south of Johnson Mill Road, on the right when traveling south.)

Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm.

The city of Savannah, Georgia was the first planned city in America. It was laid out in a grid pattern with squares for public use, and this design was later copied by other cities throughout the country.