Etowah Mounds
The site of a major prehistoric
Native American city, Etowah
Mounds is the location of a
stunning group of earthworks.
The Civil War in Georgia
An original Confederate
cannon overlooks the
Chattahoochee River in the
historic city of Fort Gaines.
Georgia Historic Sites and Points of Interest
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St. Simons Lighthouse
The historic light tower on St. Simons Island
is said to be haunted by the ghost of a
keeper who was murdered in 1880.
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History in the Peach State...
One of the thirteen original colonies, Georgia
is a remarkable state with a rich and diverse
history.

Few states can rival the wide array of historic
sites that visitors find in Georgia. Heritage
tourism opportunities range from battlefields,
forts and other military sites to the stunning
architecture of Savannah, the haunted light of
St. Simons Island and even the homes of
three U.S. Presidents.

To learn more about Georgia and its historic
sites, please follow the links below:
The Golden Isles
A cannon from the Colonial
era looks out over St. Simons
Sound and the Atlantic Ocean
from the waterfront on St.
Simons Island, one of the
Golden Isles of Georgia.
Camp Recovery
Located near Lake Seminole
in Southwest Georgia, Camp
Recovery was a hospital
camp established by the U.S.
Army in 1820.