Moniac, Georgia
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[[File:Lacy's Kountry Store, Moniac.JPG|275px|thumb|right|Lacy's County Store in Moniac on Georgia State Route 94 across from GA 185 |
[[File:Lacy's Kountry Store, Moniac.JPG|275px|thumb|right|Lacy's County Store in Moniac on [[Georgia State Route 94]] across from [[Georgia State Route 185|GA 185]], 2016]] |
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'''Moniac''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] situated along the [[St. Marys River ( |
'''Moniac''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] situated along the [[St. Marys River (Florida–Georgia)|St. Marys River]], in southern [[Charlton County, Georgia|Charlton County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].{{cite gnis|332407|Moniac, Georgia}} Part of the "Georgia Bend" (the "tail" of Georgia that protrudes farther south than the rest of the state), the area was an early trading post in the 1820s as the last outpost before crossing into the [[Florida]] territory. The settlement's name comes from Colonel [[David Moniac]], a [[Creek Indian]] and [[West Point]] graduate who was killed during the second [[Seminole Indian War]]. The fort was dismantled in 1842.{{cite book|title=Charlton County, Georgia Historical Notes 1972|publisher=Charlton County Historical Commission}} |
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==Fort Moniac== |
==Fort Moniac== |
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