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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1029_the-luther-story-bridge_Americus-GA.html
The Luther Story Bridge honoring Luther Story and veterans from Dooly County and the following named veterans from Sumter County, all of whom gave their lives in World War II or the Korean War:
Autry, James A., Jr. Bankston, Howard D., Jr. Boli…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS58_speaker-crisp_Americus-GA.html
Charles Frederick Crisp (1845-1896), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, built this house in the 1880's. A native of England and a veteran of service with the Confederate States Army, he had a distinguished career as judge of the Southwe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS55_elm-tree_Americus-GA.html
The tree was grown from a branch of the original "Washington Elm" under which George Washington was sworn in as Commander of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass. in 1775. Donated to the people of Americus and Sumter County by John H. Gray, for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRLO_charles-a-lindbergh_Andersonville-GA.html
Charles A. Lindbergh 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 purchased his first airplane and learned to fly on the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRKL_rees-park_Americus-GA.html
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, C.S.A. (1841-1864) near Petersburg, Virginia, this…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRJP_plains-high-school_Plains-GA.html
Side 1:This school opened in 1921, racially integrated in 1966 and served students from Plains, Georgia until 1979. The school's rich history of distinguished educators and progressive curriculum earned recognition at state and national levels. Gr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRI9_georgia-southwestern-state-university_Americus-GA.html
Georgia Southwestern State University was founded in 1906 as the Third Agricultural and Mechanical School. In 1926, the Legislature authorized the school to offer two years of college work and change the name to Third District Agricultural and Nor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRFA_andersonville-father-peter-whelan_Andersonville-GA.html
(Side 1):The city of Andersonville was incorporated in 1853 as the village center of a small farming community. It came to national attention when Camp Sumter Prison opened here in 1864 and especially when its commandant, Capt. Henry Wirz, was tri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR7Y_americus-colored-hospital_Americus-GA.html
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 were provided by Dr. W.S. Prather. Practice in the ho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR0M_captain-henry-wirz_Andersonville-GA.html
Captain Henry Wirz, under the immediate command of Brigadier-General John H. Winder, C.S.A., absent on sick leave, August 1864, commanded the inner prison at Camp Sumter, April 12, 1864 to May 7, 1865. To the best of his ability he tried to obtain…