Historical Marker
Walter F. George
Historical marker location:
6330 Hamilton Street, Preston, Georgia
( Marker is on Hamilton Street (U.S. 280) 0 miles east of Washington Street, on the left when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1983
1878-1957.
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.