Visit Richmond Hill, Georgia - Henry Ford's Southern Town​

Located on the Great Ogeechee River, just south of Savannah, Richmond Hill, Georgia, is a great place to spend a day, stay the night, and explore Henry Ford’s Southern town. The automotive industrialist made Richmond Hill his winter home for almost 25 years. Visitors today can feel Ford’s influence through exhibits at the Richmond Hill History Museum and on the Coastal Bryan Heritage Trail while also enjoying the scenic beauty of the area that first attracted him here. Richmond Hill is also a great location for exploring Historic Savannah, Tybee Island, and all of coastal Georgia.

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While the museum is in the former Ford Kindergarten building, the Richmond Hill Visitor Center is located just a short distance away in the former Ford Bakery Building.  Henry Ford commissioned construction of the Bakery building in 1941 to provide fresh-baked goods for the employees of his Richmond Hill Plantation. The Bakery was operated in tandem with the adjacent Commissary and Post Office buildings, thus providing convenient shopping access for Ford employees and other area residents. Ira C. Womble, Sr., managed the Bakery during the Ford era at Richmond Hill. A unique aspect of the Bakery operation was that soybean flour was provided for experimental purposes by the well-known agriculturist and Ford friend, George Washington Carver, of Tuskegee Institute.

The former bakery building was restored by the City of Richmond Hill and the Richmond Hill Convention & Visitors Bureau over two years. The project received a preservation award from the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. It now serves as their office and welcome center. Visitors can drop by to see original photos of the building, examine artifacts, and gain insider information on where to eat, play, and stay in Richmond Hill.

10750 Ford Avenue

​(912) 756-2676.

The former bakery is stop 5 on the Coastal Bryan Heritage Trail. 

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