Fort Mudge, Georgia
Encyclopedia
Fort Mudge is an unincorporated community
in Brantley County
in the U.S. state
of Georgia
.
(concurrent with U.S. Route 23 and Georgia State Route 4 here, and also identified as Jacksonville Highway) runs through Fort Mudge.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Brantley County
Brantley County, Georgia
Brantley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the 'Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. As of 2000, the population is 14,629. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 15,440...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
.
History
Fort Mudge (the fort after which the community is named) is described as having been built "about the same time" as the U.S. Revolutionary War.Species of special concern
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources lists several species of special concern in or near Fort Mudge.- Ctenium floridanumCteniumCtenium is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-Species: - External links :*...
Florida Orange-grass - Gopherus polyphemusGopherus polyphemusThe gopher tortoise is a species of the Gopherus genus native to the southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is seen as a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide shelter for 360 other animal species...
Gopher Tortoise - Hartwrightia floridanaHartwrightiaHartwrightia is a herbaceous perennial which grows in the southeastern United States . It is found in open areas, for example in pine flatlands, but is not tolerant of grazing or solid forest cover. It seems to do better in the presence of regular fires. It is considered threatened and the...
Hartwrightia - Neofiber alleni Round-tailed Muskrat
- Ophisaurus compressus Island Glass Lizard
- Picoides borealis Red-cockaded Woodpecker
- Pteroglossaspis ecristataPteroglossaspisPteroglossaspis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.- References :*Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. . Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press....
Crestless Plume Orchid - Scirpus etuberculatusScirpusThe plant genus Scirpus consists of a large number of aquatic, grass-like species in the family Cyperaceae , many with the common names club-rush or bulrush . Other common names are deergrass or grassweed.The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, and grows in wetlands and moist soil...
Canby's Club-rush
Roads
U.S. Route 1U.S. Route 1 in Georgia
U.S. Route 1 in Georgia is also mostly signed as the state highway State Route 4. The route crosses the St. Marys River from Florida near Waycross and crosses the Savannah River from Augusta, Georgia into North Augusta, South Carolina....
(concurrent with U.S. Route 23 and Georgia State Route 4 here, and also identified as Jacksonville Highway) runs through Fort Mudge.