Fort Mudge, Georgia

Fort Mudge is an unincorporated community in Brantley County in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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.^{[1] [2]}

In popular culture

It is occasionally mentioned in the comic strip Pogo.

Species of special concern

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources lists several species of special concern in or near Fort Mudge.^[3]

• Ctenium floridanum Florida Orange-grass
• Gopherus polyphemus Gopher Tortoise
• Hartwrightia floridana Hartwrightia
• Neofiber alleni Round-tailed Muskrat
• Ophisaurus compressus Island Glass Lizard
• Picoides borealis Red-cockaded Woodpecker
• Pteroglossaspis ecristata Crestless Plume Orchid
• Scirpus etuberculatus Canby's Club-rush

Roads

U.S. Route 1 (concurrent with U.S. Route 23 and Georgia State Route 4 here, and also identified as Jacksonville Highway) runs through Fort Mudge.

References

1. "Brantley County". Georgia County Snapshots. Georgia Department of Community Affairs. 2006. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
2. "Brantley County". Georgia.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
3. Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Wildlife Resources Division. "Locations of Special Concern Animals, Plants and Natural Communities by Quarter Quad Names Starting with (F)". Retrieved April 7, 2011.

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Mudge, Georgia

31°03′52″N 82°11′11″W / 31.064392°N 82.186512°W