Refuge Plantation

Marker Text:  On the Satilla River 2.8 miles from here, was one of the largest rice plantations in the South. Originally a crown grant of 500 acres to George McIntosh in 1765. It passed to his son, John Houston McIntosh. In 1836 Gen. Duncan Lamont Clinch, U.S. Army hero of the Seminole Was and husband to Eliza Bayard McIntosh, daughter of John Houston McIntosh, settled here. He farmed until 1844, then entered politics. Elected to Congress on the Whig ticket in 1844, he served through 1845. Born in Edgecombe Co N.C., April 6 1787. Gen Clinch died Nov. 27, 1849 in Macon, GA. His plantation remained in the family until 1905.

Tips for Finding This Marker: On U.S. 17 about 2 miles north of Satilla River in Hopewell.