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The Jenkins County Times
Wednesday, December 27, 2023- Page 11
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“Dead Town” of Hardwicke on
the Ogeechee
This week I would like to take a look at this dead town they called Hardwicke. I read this article in a
magazine that made its way to my post box and wanted to share parts of it with you, my readers.
On May 10, 1754, GEORGE TOWN was established at the “Elbow” of Great Ogeechee River, eight miles
east. In February, 1755, Gov. Reynolds, dissatisfied with Savannah as a capital and as a port, chose this new
site because it has a charming situation, the winding of the river making it a peninsula; and it is the only
fit place for a capital. He preferred the deeper channel, the less lofty bluff, the more central location in the
province, and the greater distance from the rival port of Charleston.
But, the governor renamed it HARDWICKE in honor of his kinsman, the Earl of Hardwicke, Lord High
Chancellor of England. Lots sold quickly, the plan's backers were granted 21,000 acres of land, and fortifications
were planned; but the Home Government granted no funds and the project died, dooming Hardwicke to
obscurity.
In 1758, Hardwicke was included in the newly created Parish of St. Phillip. In 1793, Bryan County was created,
with Hardwicke as County Site. In 1797, the County Site was removed to “Cross Roads" of Richmond Hill. By
1824, Alexander Netherclift was the sole resident. In 1866, an attempt was made to revive HARDWICK, but it
failed; and so the town, which might have become one of its capitals became, instead, one of the “dead towns”
of Georgia. Next week we are going to visit one of the historical sites on the Ogeechee that you may recongnize.
Until next week.
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