Jonesville

Historical marker location:

South Newport, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) and Jones Road (State Highway 131), on the right when traveling south on Ocean Highway.)

Marker installed: 1957

←6 mi.«.

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.