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Rees Park

Dr. Albert Rees, a pioneer local physician, deeded the land for this park to the citizens of Americus in 1846. Two decades later, following the battlefield death of his son Lt. Lucius Gibson Rees,...

Dr. Albert Rees, a pioneer local physician, deeded the land for this park to the citizens of Americus in 1846. Two decades later, following the battlefield death of his son Lt. Lucius Gibson Rees,...

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The Common Road of the English Following Old Indian Trail

The colonial road from Charleston to Vicksburg followed the highway at this point. The route,used by Col. Langdon Welch on his expedition to the Mississippi in 1698, was thereafter followed by...

The colonial road from Charleston to Vicksburg followed the highway at this point. The route,used by Col. Langdon Welch on his expedition to the Mississippi in 1698, was thereafter followed...

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Americus Institute

Americus Institute once stood on this site. A secondary school organized in (1897-1932) by the Southwestern Georgia Baptist Association for the education of black girls and boys. Plaque courtesy...

Americus Institute once stood on this site. A secondary school organized in (1897-1932) by the Southwestern Georgia Baptist Association for the education of black girls and boys. Plaque...

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Rosalynn Smith Carter

Rosalynn Smith Carter First Lady of the United States of America 1977-1981 First Lady of Georgia 1971-1975 Eleanor Rosalynn Smith was born in Plains on August 18, 1927 and grew up in this house....

Rosalynn Smith Carter First Lady of the United States of America 1977-1981 First Lady of Georgia 1971-1975 Eleanor Rosalynn Smith was born in Plains on August 18, 1927 and grew up in this house....

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Ray's Place-Now Raytown

Ray´s Place, oldest community in Taliaferro County, was, in the late 1790´s and early 1800´s; a recreation center on Little River for the "livelier social set" of Washington. It was named for a...

Ray´s Place, oldest community in Taliaferro County, was, in the late 1790´s and early 1800´s; a recreation center on Little River for the "livelier social set" of Washington. It was named for a...

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Charles A. Lindberg

Charles A. Lindberg captured the hearts of Americans during his successful non-stop flight from New York to Paris in the "Spirit of St. Louis" on May 20th, 1927. This famous American Aviator...

Charles A. Lindberg captured the hearts of Americans during his successful non-stop flight from New York to Paris in the "Spirit of St. Louis" on May 20th, 1927. This famous American Aviator...

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Blue Star Memorial Highway

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. IN COOPERATION WITH State Department of Transportation of GA Magnolia...

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. IN COOPERATION WITH State Department of Transportation of GA...

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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. IN COOPERATION WITH The State Department of Transportation of Georgia...

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. IN COOPERATION WITH The State Department of Transportation of...

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Koinonia Farm

With a background in theology and agriculture, Georgia native Clarence Jordan (1912-1969), along with his wife, Florence , and Martin and Mabel England, founded Koinonia Farm in 1942. During the...

With a background in theology and agriculture, Georgia native Clarence Jordan (1912-1969), along with his wife, Florence , and Martin and Mabel England, founded Koinonia Farm in 1942. During...

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Americus Colored Hospital

One of the earliest hospitals in southwest Georgia devoted to the care of African Americans, the Americus Colored Hospital opened in 1923. The majority of the funds needed to build the hospital...

One of the earliest hospitals in southwest Georgia devoted to the care of African Americans, the Americus Colored Hospital opened in 1923. The majority of the funds needed to build the...

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Old Tavern Site

On this site, Lot 17, provided for, in 1826, in the Town Plan by Hermon Mercer, who laid out the town of Crawfordville, a tavern, inn or hotel has stood continuously. The original tavern, built by...

On this site, Lot 17, provided for, in 1826, in the Town Plan by Hermon Mercer, who laid out the town of Crawfordville, a tavern, inn or hotel has stood continuously. The original tavern, built...

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First Session Supreme Court of Georgia

At Talbotton on Jan. 26, 1846, the first meeting of the Supreme Court of Georgia was held in the dining hall of the old Clairborne Hotel which stood one block west of this marker. Judge Hiram...

At Talbotton on Jan. 26, 1846, the first meeting of the Supreme Court of Georgia was held in the dining hall of the old Clairborne Hotel which stood one block west of this marker. Judge...

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Zion Episcopal Church Erected 1848

The edifice has been spared modernization and is a perfect replica of a typical English rural parish church of the Tudor-Gothic period. The altar, communion rail, lectern-pulpit, and prayer desk...

The edifice has been spared modernization and is a perfect replica of a typical English rural parish church of the Tudor-Gothic period. The altar, communion rail, lectern-pulpit, and prayer...

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Old Belleview

Ante-bellum settlement on the Old Alabama Rd. between the Chattahoochee at Columbus and the Flint River at the Double Bridges. Columbus was seized by Federal Cav. under Gen. James H. Wilson, April...

Ante-bellum settlement on the Old Alabama Rd. between the Chattahoochee at Columbus and the Flint River at the Double Bridges. Columbus was seized by Federal Cav. under Gen. James H. Wilson, April...

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Confederate Gun Shop

Fifty yards from here, in a brick building, stood the gun shop of Henning Daniel Murden (1815-1903), who, during the War Between the States, made and supplied guns and molds to Confederate troops....

Fifty yards from here, in a brick building, stood the gun shop of Henning Daniel Murden (1815-1903), who, during the War Between the States, made and supplied guns and molds to Confederate...

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Old Federal Road

The Federal Road across the Creek Indian County, western Georgia`s first vehicular way, passed here leading from Fort Hawkins (now Macon) to the Alabama River above Mobile. The trace, which...

The Federal Road across the Creek Indian County, western Georgia`s first vehicular way, passed here leading from Fort Hawkins (now Macon) to the Alabama River above Mobile. The trace,...

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Talbot County

Talbot County was created by Act of Dec. 14, 1827 from Muscogee County. It was named for Matthew Talbot (1767-1827), member of the legislature, member of the Convention that framed the...

Talbot County was created by Act of Dec. 14, 1827 from Muscogee County. It was named for Matthew Talbot (1767-1827), member of the legislature, member of the Convention that framed...

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The Church of the Purification Locust Grove Academy

In 1790 several Catholic families of English descent from Maryland settled near Locust Grove. They established the first Roman Catholic Church in Georgia and erected a log church in 1792. A...

In 1790 several Catholic families of English descent from Maryland settled near Locust Grove. They established the first Roman Catholic Church in Georgia and erected a log church in 1792....

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Straus Home Site

Here stood the small frame house in which Lazarus Straus and his family lived when they came to Talbotton in 1854. Seeking a new home in America after leaving Bavaria, Straus visited Talbotton...

Here stood the small frame house in which Lazarus Straus and his family lived when they came to Talbotton in 1854. Seeking a new home in America after leaving Bavaria, Straus visited...

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Straus Home Site

In 1854, Lazarus Strauss brought his wife. and four children to Talbotton to their first home in America. Here he established a store, the first in a series that led to Macy´s, one of the leading...

In 1854, Lazarus Strauss brought his wife. and four children to Talbotton to their first home in America. Here he established a store, the first in a series that led to Macy´s, one of the...

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