Cheap Things To Do in Montezuma, Georgia

Inscription. Organized as a Lutheran society by Pastor John D. Scheck in 1836, the church which came to be located here received its first pastor with the arrival of Father Jacob Kleckley in 1838. The initial worship site for “Ebenezer ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 14, 1837, is named for Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina, President Pro-Tem of the U. S. Senate. The first County Site at Lanier was moved to Oglethorpe in 1854 to be ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Timothy Barnard, first white settler known to live on land now in Macon County, operated an Indian Trading Post on the west bank of the Flint River one mile southeast of here from pre-Revolutionary days until he died ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Horace T. Lumpkin (1857-1930) A Virginia native and son of exslaves, is credited with introducing formal education to black children in Macon County. Lumpkin, who was educated at Knoxville College, Tennessee and Atlanta ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This memorial erected in 1934 by the National Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, as a tribute to the heroism of the sons of the following states who are buried in Andersonville National ... More on HMDB

Inscription. During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864, a spring suddenly gushed from this hillside. The prisoners were desperate for fresh water, and over time the event became legendary. Several men claimed to have seen lightning ... More on HMDB

Inscription. At this corner of the prison, the state of Wisconsin erected a monument near the site where many Wisconsin prisoners had camped. Prisoners tended to form groups by state or regiment, to sustain morale. Look for other ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Headquarters Grand Army of the Republic, Washington, D. C. May 5, 1868: I. The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (Front): To her 1055 loyal sons, who died, here in Camp Sumter, from March 1864, to April 1865, this monument is, dedicated. (Back): Death before Dishonor, , Erected 1901 by State of Ohio. , Marker series. This marker ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Death Before Dishonor, Erected, by the, Commonwealth, in memory of, her sons who died, in Andersonville, 1864-1865, , Erected by Commonwealth of Massachusetts. , Location. 32° 11.77′ N, 84° 7.76′ ... More on HMDB