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May 12, 1981 (316 Hall St. Sandersville: 4: Forest Grove: January 26, 2005 (1200 GA 242/Riddleville Rd. Sandersville: library web page: 5: Francis Plantation
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Georgia. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.
NRHP count and density by county Georgia counties. The following are tallies of current listings by county. [a]Atkinson County Courthouse Ben Hill County Jail Ocmulgee National Monument, in Bibb County, Georgia Brooks County Courthouse Fort Pulaski, in Chatham County Rosenberg Brothers Department Store, in Dougherty County Georgia State Capitol, in Fulton County Haralson County Courthouse ...
The Pig Monument is a monument in Washington County, Georgia, United States. The monument, which is a 6-foot (1.8 m) granite historical marker, honors the county residents who, in 1933, helped a local farmer to rescue a pig of his that had fallen down a 40 ft (12 m) dry well. The monument was conceived of by a local pastor and author who had ...
These are the lists of monuments in Georgia found on the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection. They are sorted by their location in their respective local council.
The Georgia Guidestones was a granite monument that stood in Elbert County, Georgia, United States, from 1980 to 2022. It was 19 feet 3 inches (5.87 m) tall and made from six granite slabs weighing a total of 237,746 pounds (107,840 kg). [1] The structure was sometimes referred to as an "American Stonehenge".
The Robert Toombs House State Historic Site is a historic property located at 216 East Robert Toombs Avenue in Washington, Georgia.It was the home of Robert Toombs (1810–85), a U.S. representative and U.S. senator from Georgia who originally opposed Southern secession but later became a Confederate Cabinet official and then a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
In the 1950s the state of Georgia launched the official Georgia Historical Commission to erect markers in preparation of the centennial anniversary of the Civil War. Most markers, such as The March to the Sea markers, described troop movements, battles, and accounts of William T. Sherman's Union campaign through Georgia.