Georgia Historic Sites and Points of Interest

Red Oak Covered Bridge
Built in the 1840s, the historic
covered bridge over Red Oak
Creek is the oldest in Georgia
and is still in use today.

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

Historic Sites in Georgia

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.

History in the Peach State...

Georgia was one of the 13 original colonies
and is a state noted for its diverse outdoor
secenery, culture and history.

Few states can rival the wide array of historic
sites that visitors find in Georgia. Historic
sites and points of interest include
battlefields, forts, Indian mounds, historical
homes, lighthouses, ruins of colonial
settlements and even the massive granite
dome of Stone Mountain near Atlanta.

To learn more about Georgia and its historic
sites, please follow the links below:

Georgia History Online Journal

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The Golden Isles
The Atlantic Ocean laps at the
shores of Jekyll Island, one of
the famed Golden Isles of
Georgia. Separated from the
mainland by the Marshes of
Glynn, the island is stunning.

Rock Eagle Effigy
Located just north of Eatonton
in Middle Georgia, the Rock
Eagle is a stunning reminder
of Georgia's prehistoric past.

Ghosts of Jekyll Island

Ghost of the Springer Opera House

Ghost of St. Simons Lighthouse

Golden Isles of Georgia

G rave of Gen. Alfred H. Colquitt

Grave of Pvt. Edwin F. Jemison

Griswoldville

Hamburg State Outdoor Recreation Area

Heritage Corner in Columbus

Heritage Park in Columbus

Historic Pools Museum at Warm Springs

Hold the Fort - Hymn Inspired by Battle

Horton House Historic Site

Immortal Six Hundred

Jekyll Island - Historic Sites

Jekyll Island Confederate Battery

Jekyll Island Historic District

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield

Kolomoki Mounds

Little White House

Macon
Historic Sites & Points of Interest

Magnolia Cemetery (Augusta)

March to the Sea

Marshes of Glynn

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site

Meadow Garden (Home of George Walton)

Midway Cemetery

Midway Congregational Church

Milledgeville, Georgia
Historic Sites & Points of Interest

The Nancy Harts

National Civil War Naval Museum

Ocmulgee National Monument

Okefenokee Swamp

Old Capitol Building in Milledgeville

Old Governor's Mansion in Milledgeville

Old Medical College of Georgia

Pine Mountain Area Historic Sites

Plains, Georgia
Historic Sites & Points of Interest

Providence Canyon State Park

Rea's Creek Aqueduct & Waterfalls

Radium Springs Gardens & Historic Site

Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge

Robert Toombs House & Grave

Rock Eagle Effigy Mound

Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon

Savannah, Georgia
Historic Sites & Points of Interest

Savannah Rapids Park (Martinez)

Siege of Augusta (1781)

Signers Monument (Augusta)

Slaves & Servants of Liberty Hall

St. Marys, Georgia

St. Paul's Church (Augusta)

St. Simons Island

St. Simons Lighthouse

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

Stephen C. Foster State Park

Stone Mountain

Sunbury (Ghost Town)

Sunbury Cemetery

Suwannee River Sill Recreation Area

Tallulah Gorge & Tallulah Falls

Tybee Island, Georgia
Historic Sites & Points of Interest

Tybee Island Lighthouse

Uncle Remus Museum

Unknown Hero of Allatoona Pass

Warm Springs, Georgia - Historic Si tes

War of 1812 Raid on St. Simons Island

Washington, Georgia - Historic Sites

Wesley Memorial and Gardens

Wesley Monument at Fort Pulaski

Whales of the Georgia & Florida Coast

Rose Hill Cemetery
Overlooking downtown
Macon, Rose Hill Cemetery is
the burial place of Southern
Rock legends Duane Allman
and Berry Oakley, founding
members of the Allman
Brothers Band.

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Savannah, Georgia
One of the most beautiful
cities in the world, Savannah
is one of the South's most
popular heritage destinations.

Augusta, Georgia
Historic St. Paul's Church,
scene of a fierce battle of the
American Revolution, is
among the numerous historic
sites in Georgia's second
oldest city.

Alexander H. Stephens
Liberty Hall, the historic home
of Confederate Vice President
Alexander H. Stephens, is in
Crawfordville, Georgia.

Fort Pulaski
The brick fort at Savannah
was the scene of a Civil War
battle that forever changed
military history.

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