Sutherland Bluff Plantation
in Shellman Bluff, Georgia
Welcome to SutherlandBluff.net, the online home of one of Coastal Georgia’s most beautiful, serene and unique communities. Sutherland Bluff Plantation is located in Shellman Bluff on the Sapelo River in the heart of Southeast Georgia and offers unparalleled ambiance. Sutherland Bluff Plantation offers a remote place to live, breath-taking beauty, privacy and a convenient location. Savannah, Brunswick, St. Simons and Jekyll Island are but short drives away.
With access to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, the Atlantic Ocean, the deep waters of the Sapelo River, the barrier islands with private beaches, along with the romance and grandeur of our majestic oaks draped with hanging Spanish Moss, Sutherland Bluff Plantation is truly “Paradise on the Bluff.”
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With access to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, the Atlantic Ocean, the deep waters of the Sapelo River, the barrier islands with private beaches, along with the romance and grandeur of our majestic oaks draped with hanging Spanish Moss, Sutherland Bluff Plantation is truly “Paradise on the Bluff.”
If you are a member of our homeowners' association, log in to the "Owners Information" page to access important owner-related content. To obtain login information, please send a request using the "Contact" form available on this website.
History of Sutherland Bluff
Sutherland’s Bluff overlooks the Sapelo River and the Inland Waterway. The site was named for Lieut. Patrick Sutherland, to whom it was granted, upon recommendation of General James Edward Oglethorpe, in recognition of the Lieutenant’s service at the Battle of Bloody Marsh.
At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, a shipyard was laid out at Sutherland’s Bluff, molds were made at Philadelphia and live oak timbers were cut at the Bluff for the building of gunboats and four frigates for the Continental Navy. The British blockade of 1778 prevented the completion of the work. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Sutherland’s Bluff was a regular stop for ships sailing the Inland Waterway, and a store and livery stable kept there for the convenience of outfitting passengers disembarking for overland travel.
In 1954, archaeological investigations disclosed evidence of ancient Indian and Spanish occupation of the bluff.
The above information is displayed on an historical marker located at the entrance to Sutherland Bluff Plantation.
At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, a shipyard was laid out at Sutherland’s Bluff, molds were made at Philadelphia and live oak timbers were cut at the Bluff for the building of gunboats and four frigates for the Continental Navy. The British blockade of 1778 prevented the completion of the work. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Sutherland’s Bluff was a regular stop for ships sailing the Inland Waterway, and a store and livery stable kept there for the convenience of outfitting passengers disembarking for overland travel.
In 1954, archaeological investigations disclosed evidence of ancient Indian and Spanish occupation of the bluff.
The above information is displayed on an historical marker located at the entrance to Sutherland Bluff Plantation.
