Things To Do in Colbert, Georgia

Sunrise Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Colbert, Georgia. This short layout has 3 sets of teeboxes for a fun, but challenging golfing experience. Online tee times may be av... More on TheGolfCourses.net

Greens fees are quite cheap (riding or walking) and most of the fairways are wide open, offering plenty of room for error. More on golflink.com

Inscription. Built in 1904-05 to replace an earlier structure, this bridge bears the name of a pioneer family who settled near Big Clouds Creek in the late 1700s. Constructed in the Town lattice design using convict labor, the 164-foot ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This cannon, the only known one of its kind, was designed by Mr. John Gilleland, a private in the “Mitchell Thunderbolts, ” an elite “home guard” unit of business and professional ... More on HMDB

Come to Madison County If you're looking for the flavor of the country but still want the convenience of the city, come to Northeast Georgia's Madison County. You'll find warm, inviting communities... More on Madisoncountyga.org

Inscription. This County, created by Act of the Legislature December 5, 1811, is named for James Madison, Virginia Democrat, fourth President of the United States, 1809-17. The site for Danielsvill... More on HMDB

Inscription. Dr. Crawford W. Long who first used ether as an anesthetic, in a surgical operation at Jefferson, Ga. March 30, 1842, was born in a house that stands about 1 block from here. Dr. Long, born Nov. 1, 1815, was barely 27 ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On the night of July 11, 1964 three African-American World War II veterans returning home following training at Ft. Benning, Georgia were noticed in Athens by local members of the Ku Klux Klan. The officers were followed ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Ben T. Epps Georgia's First in Flight - designed, built and in 1907 flew the first airplane in the State of Georgia. He was born in Oconee County, educated in Clarke County, and attended Georgia Tech. A self-taught aviator, ... More on HMDB

The Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery, founded in 1882, was once a very prominent burial site for African Americans in Athens, Georgia. The cemetery was largely neglected and fell into disrepair over the la... More on Visitathensga.com

Inscription. The Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery was founded in 1882 by the Gospel Pilgrim Society, a fraternal organization, to furnish respectable funerals and burial places for Athens-area African Ameri... More on HMDB