Sumter County (129)

Historic Markers Across Georgia

Sumter County was created on Feb. 26, 1831.
The county seat is in Americus, GA.,
and the county is 492.6 Square Miles in area.

Click here to visit the Sumter county home page.

There are 23 Historic Markers in Sumter County.

Americus Colored Hospital - GHS 129-2
133 J.R. Campbell Sr. St. near intersection with Bay St., three blocks north of downtown Americus			P

Americus Institute -
at Staley Middle School, 915 N. Lee St., Americus			P

Andersonville (Side 1) - Andersonville Guild
At Depot Museum in Andersonville	WM4T9D		P

Blue Star Memorial Highway - GCG
Welcome Center, US 280, Plains

Blue Star Memorial Highway - GCG
Junction of US 280 and US 19, Americus	WM43HH		P

Camp Sumter Confederate Prison Site - GHM 129-3
on Ga 49 at Ga. 271 at turnoff to town of Andersonville	WM4T97		P

Captain Henry Wirz 1823-1865 - GHM 129-2
Ga 271 in Andersonville	WM3X2K		P

Charles A. Lindberg -
On Southerfield Rd at Success Ave., Americus, GA			P

Confederate Cemetery - GHM 129-4
End of E. Church Street near flagpole in the Confederate section of the old city cemetery in Americus	WM7EGV		P

Confederate Hospitals - GHM 129-6
Jackson St between Lamar and Forsyth Sts, Americus

Father Peter Whelan (1802-1871) (Side 2) - Andersonville Guild
In front of Depot Museum in Andersonville	WM4T9F		P

Federal Headquarters - GHM 129-7
436 South Lee Street, Americus

Georgia Southwestern State University - GHM 129-10
on the Campus of Georgia Southwestern State University, Americus,Ga.Americus, Ga.	WM7EG3		P

Koinonia Farm - GHS
1324 Ga 49 South, Americus

Lindberg's Solo Flight May 1923 - GHM 129-8
Souther Field, Ga 49 north of Americus	WM3X2F		P

Luther Story Bridge - GHM
West end of Flint River Bridge on Ga 27	WM43HA		P

Plains High School Side 1 - Plains Historical Preservation Trust
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site at old high school, Plains	WM43HV		P

Plains High School Side 2 - Plains Historical Preservation Trust
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site at old high school, Plains	WM43HV		P

President Jimmy Carter - GHM 129-9
At Depot in Plains	WMNGN		P

Rees Park - SHT
Elm Ave at entrance to Rees Park, Americus

Rosalynn Smith Carter - Plains Historical Preservation Trust
intersection of SR 308 and Highway 45 Plains, GA.	WM78RT		P

Speaker Crisp - GHM 129-5
139 Taylor Street, Americus

Sumter County - GHM 129-1
GHMCourthouse in Americus

M - The marker is missing.
P - There is a picture of the marker on the detail page.
P* - There is a picture of the marker on the detail page and I have personally visited this marker.
R - The marker has been removed.

Waymark of *NE - This marker is not eligible to be waymarked.