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Veterans Memorial

In honor of the Brave Service Men & Women who have defended and continue to defend the United States of America. SPONS ORED BY ´Moonlight & Magnolias´ 2002 The Town & Country Garden Club The...

In honor of the Brave Service Men & Women who have defended and continue to defend the United States of America. SPONS ORED BY ´Moonlight & Magnolias´ 2002 The Town & Country Garden Club The...

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Douglas County

This county, created by Act of the Legislature October 17, 1870, is named for Stephen A. Douglas, the ´Little Giant,´ a Vermonter who was Congressman from Illinois 1843 to ´47, Senator from ´47 to...

This county, created by Act of the Legislature October 17, 1870, is named for Stephen A. Douglas, the ´Little Giant,´ a Vermonter who was Congressman from Illinois 1843 to ´47, Senator from ´47 to...

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Blue Star Memorial

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY Federated Garden Clubs of Albany, Inc. Magnolia District IN COOPERATION WITH The Garden Club of Georgia,...

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY Federated Garden Clubs of Albany, Inc. Magnolia District IN COOPERATION WITH The Garden Club of Georgia,...

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Albany Lights - 1889

On February 9, 1889, the first electric lights brightened Broad and Washington Street in Albany. The City had the first Edison municipal incandescent system ever erected in the South, making...

On February 9, 1889, the first electric lights brightened Broad and Washington Street in Albany. The City had the first Edison municipal incandescent system ever erected in the South, making...

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DeSoto In Georgia

Many Schorlars belives this was the general area where De Soto spent March 5-10 1540 after crossing the Capachequi River,probably the Flint. The party cut trees,sawed boards,build a barge and...

Many Schorlars belives this was the general area where De Soto spent March 5-10 1540 after crossing the Capachequi River,probably the Flint. The party cut trees,sawed boards,build a barge and...

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Colonel Nelson Tift

Nelson Tift, founder of the City of Albany, was born at Groton, Conn., July 23, 1810. In 1833 he established a mercantile business in Augusta, Georgia. After a sojourn in Hawkinsville he moved to...

Nelson Tift, founder of the City of Albany, was born at Groton, Conn., July 23, 1810. In 1833 he established a mercantile business in Augusta, Georgia. After a sojourn in Hawkinsville he moved to...

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Albany's First Brick House

Built of brick hauled from Macon by wagon, this house was completed in 1860 by Congressman William R. (Tete) Smith for his bride, Caroline Williams Smith. The interior trim and mahogany stair rail...

Built of brick hauled from Macon by wagon, this house was completed in 1860 by Congressman William R. (Tete) Smith for his bride, Caroline Williams Smith. The interior trim and mahogany stair...

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The Bridge House

Here, at the site of an early ferry over the Flint River, Col Nelson Tift, owner of bridge and ferry rights and the founder of Albany, had a toll bridge constructed by a well known bridge builder,...

Here, at the site of an early ferry over the Flint River, Col Nelson Tift, owner of bridge and ferry rights and the founder of Albany, had a toll bridge constructed by a well known bridge...

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Dougherty County

This County, created by Act of the Legislature December 15, 1853, is named for Charles Dougherty of Athens, noted ante-bellum lawyer and jurist and strong advocate of states rights. In the Creek...

This County, created by Act of the Legislature December 15, 1853, is named for Charles Dougherty of Athens, noted ante-bellum lawyer and jurist and strong advocate of states rights. In the Creek...

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Blue Star Memorial Highway

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America. Sponsored by The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc & Magnolia District in cooperation with State Highway Department of...

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America. Sponsored by The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc & Magnolia District in cooperation with State Highway Department...

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Blue Star Memorial Highway

A tribute to the Nations Armed Forces who served in World War II Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info, here. Photo credit: Ken Moser.

A tribute to the Nations Armed Forces who served in World War II Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info, here. Photo credit: Ken Moser.

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Luther Story Bridge

The Luther Story Bridge honoring Luther Story and other veterans from Sumter County and the following named veterans from Dooly County, all of whom gave their lives in World War II or the Korean...

The Luther Story Bridge honoring Luther Story and other veterans from Sumter County and the following named veterans from Dooly County, all of whom gave their lives in World War II or the Korean...

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Dooly County

This County, created by Acts of the Legislature May 15 & Dec. 24, 1821, is named for Col. John Dooly of Revolutionary fame who was murdered in his home by Tories in 1780. The original County Site...

This County, created by Acts of the Legislature May 15 & Dec. 24, 1821, is named for Col. John Dooly of Revolutionary fame who was murdered in his home by Tories in 1780. The original County Site...

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Orphans Cemetery

Albert G. Williamson, a Dodge County entrepreneur, donated land for a burial place in Orphans community following the death of a neighbor´s child, George P.A. Barnes, in 1887. The community was...

Albert G. Williamson, a Dodge County entrepreneur, donated land for a burial place in Orphans community following the death of a neighbor´s child, George P.A. Barnes, in 1887. The community was...

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The Eastman-Bishop- Bullock House

This house, constructed in 1872, is the oldest house in Eastman. In 1868, William Pitt Eastman founded the 400,000 acre Georgia Land and Lumber Company. Learning in 1870 that Station No. 13 along...

This house, constructed in 1872, is the oldest house in Eastman. In 1868, William Pitt Eastman founded the 400,000 acre Georgia Land and Lumber Company. Learning in 1870 that Station No. 13 along...

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The Blackshear Road

At this point the highway was originally known as the Blackshear Road. It was planned and cut out in 1815 by Major Elijah Blackshear and a company of Georgia Volunteer Militia. This road gained...

At this point the highway was originally known as the Blackshear Road. It was planned and cut out in 1815 by Major Elijah Blackshear and a company of Georgia Volunteer Militia. This road gained...

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Stuckey's

In 1937 W.S. and Ethel Stuckey opened the first Pecan Shoppe at this location. That began the introduction of the pecan, Ethel´s candy and the distinctive blue-roofed Shoppe to the motoring...

In 1937 W.S. and Ethel Stuckey opened the first Pecan Shoppe at this location. That began the introduction of the pecan, Ethel´s candy and the distinctive blue-roofed Shoppe to the...

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Old Eastman School

Eastman´s first public school, serving both elementary and high school students, opened on this site in 1898. A second building was added in 1904. In 1946, financed through individual and...

Eastman´s first public school, serving both elementary and high school students, opened on this site in 1898. A second building was added in 1904. In 1946, financed through individual...

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Normandale

NORMANDALE 1868- 1896 Normandale was named for Norman W. Dodge, one of seven sons of William E. Dodge, for whom Dodge County was named in 1870. The home of over 500 people, Normandale was...

NORMANDALE 1868- 1896 Normandale was named for Norman W. Dodge, one of seven sons of William E. Dodge, for whom Dodge County was named in 1870. The home of over 500 people, Normandale...

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Jefferson Davis

On May 4, 1865, Jefferson Davis arrived in Washington, Georgia (178 miles NE of the Park), where he performed his last duties as President of the Confederate States of America. Shortly thereafter,...

On May 4, 1865, Jefferson Davis arrived in Washington, Georgia (178 miles NE of the Park), where he performed his last duties as President of the Confederate States of America. Shortly thereafter,...

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