Cheap Things To Do in Blackshear, Georgia

The Heritage Museum and Genealogical Library highlights the history of Pierce County and Southeast Georgia. The exhibits include Blackshear Prison Camp during the ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Inscription. Here stood a Confederate prison camp for Union prisoners of war. Established about November 18, 1864, the camp held more than five thousand prisoners until the first week of January, 1865. These prisoners were brought ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Gen. David Blackshear, Ordered this military road, cut to Darien and on to, St. Marys July 1 st . 1814, , Erected 1925 by Blackshear Historical Society. , Location. 31° 18.281′ N, 82° 14.468′ W. ... More on HMDB

Pierce County was created from parts of Appling and Ware counties. Georgia's 119th county was named for Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States. Blackshear was named for General David ... More on Piercecounty.georgia.gov

Inscription. This County, created by Act of the Legislature December 18, 1857, is named for Franklin Pierce, New Hampshire Democrat and fourteenth President of the United States, 1853 to `57. He wa... More on HMDB

Built in the early 1900s, this depot was the hub of Waycross receiving passengers from ... More on Yahoo! Travel

Inscription. Ware County was created out of a portion of Appling County by an Act of Dec. 25, 1824. It was named for United States Senator Nicholas Ware. Early in 1825 an Inferior Court was created, made up of Justices William Smith, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (South face), 1861 1865, [Crossed flags], Confederate, Dead: (East face), The impartial enlightened, verdict of mankind will, vindicate the rectitude, of our conduct, and he who knows the, hearts of men, will judge, the ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Spirit of the American Doughboy: Dedicated to, the memory of our comrades, who entered the service, of thier country, from Ware County, and who gave their lives, in the World War, , Erected 1935 by Ware Co. Post No. ... More on HMDB

Ware County was created in 1824 from a part of the original landlot county of Appling. Georgia's 60th county is named for Nicholas Ware, who served as mayor of Augusta and as U.S. Senator. The coun... More on Warecounty.georgia.gov

Inscription. This county proudly bears the name of a United States Senator from Georgia. Senator Nicholas Ware was born in Virginia in 1769, a son of Capt. Robert Ware, of the Revolutionary Army. S... More on HMDB