Question: What Georgia port town was originally called New Inverness?
Answer: Darien. The seat of McIntosh County, Darien is a coastal tidewater town about 60 miles south of Savannah. Its origins can be traced to the earliest years of colonial Georgia. The port town was established on the north branch of the Altamaha River in 1736 by Scottish Highlanders from Inverness, recruited by General James Oglethorpe to assist in the defense of the colony. The Scots were highly capable soldiers, among the finest in the world. Known for a time as New Inverness, the settlement was later renamed Darien.