The outpost of Tuckasee King, near present-day Clyo, was the first seat of Effingham County (1784-1787). It was named for a Euchee chief who lived in the area. Today, it’s best known as a landing on the Savannah River.
Tuckasee King Landing, Effingham County
I was telling the wife about my Boy Scout trips to Tuckasee King landing.1965, ’66.
On a whim, I looked up your site. Many good times, of note were the citron races.
We would, with permission, go out in fields and look for arrow heads. In these fields grew citron, a bowling ball like melon. The landing at TK was steep and paved, I think those citron were going 30 MPH when they hit the water. Wonder none were killed.
A helmet to ride a bike, hell, we did’t even wear shoes.
Hello, Brian,
If I remember correctly, this was not only a popular swimming hole for area youth, many years ago, it was also popular with fishers and boaters. Wasn’t a lot to do for recreation in those parts, on weekends, in years gone by.
There was also a seafood restaurant on the southern bluff overlooking the river that I heard was well-attended on weekends. I never went there (I was too young, and it was way out of the way for a Chatham County boy to go to), but I heard a lot about it from Effingham County folks who worked in my family’s business. (There were a lot of them, as there wasn’t a lot of work to be found in Eff. County other than farming, after WWII through the 1980’s.)
Estill, SC, just across the river a piece, has some interesting old homes and businesses — including a round Baptist Church designed by a Jewish architect! When my wife worked as a “Development Director”/fund-raiser for the (now defunct) Memorial Medical Center Foundation in Savannah, for a number of years she coordinated a bike ride from MMC to the Riverfront Marriott in Augusta, which raised some $90K annually for cancer research. That Baptist Church was one of the stops along the way, and I have been inside it. (Info sheet attached)
Rafe Semmes Savannah/Midway
Hello sir,
I believe we communicated in the Savannah News/Press, years ago.
Hope this finds you well.
Richard
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