Coastal Bryan Heritage Trail

Welcome to the Coastal Bryan Heritage Trail! Here, you will embark on a journey where you will learn about many of the fascinating people and stories that make up the rich heritage of south Bryan County.

You will imagine life in a Guale Indian Village, see the site where the founder of the Georgia colony built defenses to protect this land from possible Spanish attack, learn about an unwelcome visit from General William T. Sherman and the Union Army on their famous March to the Sea. 

Learn how our little town of Ways Station changed forever after the arrival of new neighbors, who happened to be automobile magnate Henry Ford and his wife Clara. And how Ways Station became Richmond Hill. All of these events took place in an area of great natural beauty on the winding Great Ogeechee River known to generations of planters and their descendants as Bryan Neck. 

This driving tour of the Coastal Bryan Heritage Trail will take you along public roads, to the front of private homes and through historical, though still active cemeteries and churches. Please respect each of these places appropriately.

Maps are available at the Richmond Hill Museum, Fort McAllister, and the Richmond Hill Visitors Bureau. For a narrated driving tour, click one of the car icons below to download a free Mobile Driving Tour App for smart phones and tablet on the website.