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|  | | Get Off the Interstate True Stories of FL's East Coast Historical Markers
Speeding down the east Florida interstate at a rate of seventy-five miles per hour or more travelers rarely see more than the blaring billboards advertising everything from hotels and restaurants to “See the 18 Foot Live Alligator.” It’s the roads like US 1, Kings Highway and A1A, the original roads traveled by Florida’s first people and founding fathers where you will find the historical markers. People always exclaim that they see the towering roadside signs yet rarely stop to discover the history found along the roadway; now with “Get off the Interstate” you have that opportunity and so much more without ever leaving the comfort of your automobile.
Read the historical markers and learn the stories never before told under one cover. Discover the lives of the ancient Ais or Timucuan Native Americans before the Seminole to riches brought by industrialist Henry Flagler, who had a greater impact of Florida than any other single individual. There are stories of the indelible marks left by the Spanish and African Americans achievement in a state whose neighbors hold their brethren in bonds. Then there are the captivating tales of pirates who arrived to plunder the treasure of the Spanish Ship, shipwreck victims, the houses of refuge and lighthouse beacons that saved the lives of so many and left a legacy that many say still haunts the towers to this day. The devastation left by Mother Nature when hurricane’s left death and destruction their wake and then the profound effects left by World War II.
“Get off the Interstate: The True Stories Behind East Coast Florida’s Historical Markers” continues to transport readers along the white sand dunes, beside clear blue waters and intracoastal waterways to inland marshes discovering the amazing story that is Florida history.
| |  | | Get Off the Interstate: A Guide to the Historical Markers of Coastal Georgia
Discover the seldom told stories of Coastal Georgia history.
Get Off the Interstate: A Guide to the Historical Markers of Coastal Georgia leads the reader along the highways, city streets, country roads, dirt paths and woodland trails discovering history hidden amidst the scenic landscape.
The book engulfs the six Coastal Georgia counties of Camden, Glynn, McIntosh, Liberty, Bryan and Chatham, transporting the reader from the days before Oglethorpe developed a fledgling colony, to the modern day traffic of metropolitan Savannah.
Get Off the Interstate appeals to those touring the area as well as those who enjoy reading about America's thirteenth colony and her vast history. Every available historical marker from Camden county in the south to Chatham county to the north is represented with stories detailing the little known facts and expanding the brief information provided on the markers themselves. From ghost stories to historical churches, humorous antidotes to famous duels, the stories reveal the characters of history as flesh and bone human beings.
You pass them every day, in the cities where you live, on the drive home from work or school and at the parks you frequent. Large bronze historical markers depict the cultures and people who define our past and have influenced our future. Figures such as General James Edward Oglethorpe, Nathaniel and Katy Greene, John and William, John McIntosh Mohr, Casimer Pulaski and George Washington to name but a few. The strong bronze historical markers found on the shoulder of the roads, highways, byways and malls that you frequent daily mark these legacies. Get Off the Interstate, unlocks the secre |
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