SCREVEN COUNTY

With its rich soil and scenic landscape nestled between the Savannah and Ogeechee Rivers, Screven County has always been a naturally productive environment, first as home to the Yuchi tribe, and then in the mid-1700s to immigrant farmers from Germany and other American colonies. During the Revolutionary War, the pivotal Battle of Brier Creek was fought here (the breastworks are still preserved), and when the county was formed in 1793 it was named in honor of a fallen Revolutionary hero, General James Screven.

Also known as: Screven

Primary location: Sylvania United States