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good water, and a fine school. Formerly, many of the citi- 

 zens of Savannah were in the habit of resorting to Springfield 

 during the summer season ; but the facilities for reaching the 

 upper parts of the State, have caused it to be no longer a place 

 of any great resort. Laid out and made the seat of justice 

 in 1799. 



Ebenezer is an old German settlement on the bank of the 

 Savannah river, 25 miles from Savannah. It was once a 

 flourishing place, and is connected with many interesting inci- 

 dents in the history of Georgia. The church is a venerable 

 looking edifice, and has near it a grave-yard, in which are bu- 

 ried the remains of a former generation. 



Whites ville is a small, healthy place, upon the Central Rail- 

 road, 30 miles from the city of Savannah. 



Face of the Country, Nature of the Soil. — The 

 greater portion of the county is level. The soil is various, 

 but by far the largest proportion is unproductive. On the ri- 

 vers there are hammock lands, which produce very well. The 

 river lands are extremely fertile, and were formerly cultivated 

 to great advantage, but are now mostly abandoned, owing to 

 their being so frequently inundated. 



Productions, Average Product per acre. Market. — 

 Cotton, rice, corn, rye, peas, potatoes, &c. A few persons 

 raise silk. All the fruits succeed. The Savannah market is 

 much indebted to this county for peaches, apples, pears, 

 quinces, grapes, &c. Melons of delicious flavour are pro- 

 duced. The forests yield excellent pine and cypress, and large 

 quantities are sold to the Railroad Company, and in Savannah. 

 The average product of corn per acre is nine bushels. The bay 

 lands will produce from 800 to 1000 pounds of cotton per acre. 

 The average produce, however, is about 350 pounds per acre. 

 Three hundred and fifty bags are annually produced. Savan- 

 nah is the market. 



Roads and Bridges. — The roads are surpassed by few in 

 Georgia. The bridge over Ebenezer creek is the property of 

 the Ebenezer church, from which a considerable fund is de- 

 rived. 



Mills, &c. — Saw-mills, 6 ; grist-mills, 12. The people of 

 this county make fine fishing-lines of silk, which always meet 



