Historical Marker
Jones Crossroads
Historical marker location:
Whitesville, Georgia
( Marker is at the intersection of Georgia Route 18 and Whitesville Road (Georgia Route 219), on the right when traveling west on State Route 18.)
Marker installed: 1994
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.