Colonels Island, Georgia

Colonels Island is a remote inhabited island in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1][2] It was named for all the colonels who established plantations on it.[3]

One of these was found in a mound on Colonels Island and included in a book on antiquities of "southern Indians"

Part of Liberty County, Georgia, Colonels Island was home to Colonel Alexander Herron's plantation, called "Herron's Point".[3] The island was originally known as Bermuda Island and reportedly had many people from Bermuda, but many died of malaria and the rest fled.[3]

References
  1. "Colonels Island, Georgia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Lowery, Don. "Colonels Island still a hidden treasure - savannahnow.com - Savannah Morning News". savannahnow.com.
  3. "Liberty County Historical Society - (11) Colonels Island". libertyhistory.org.



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