Decatur
"Refuge"
REFUGE". Charles James Munnerlyn lived in an elegant residence called "Refuge.
Amsterdam, Georgia
SE of Bainbridge, GA
AMSTERDAM, GEORGIA. In 1891, A. Cohn & Co. purchased 14,000 acres for tobacco cultivation and named it Amsterdam.
Attapulgus
Attapulgus, GA
(Side One). ATTAPULGUS.
Attapulgus Cemetery Inc.
Attapulgus, GA
ATTAPULGUS CEMETERY INC. HATCHER ANNEX.
Attapulgus High School
Attapulgus, GA
ATTAPULGUS HIGH SCHOOL.
Bainbridge Army Air Field
BAINBRIDGE ARMY AIR FIELD.
Battle of 1702
Bainbridge, GA
BATTLE OF 1702. In this vicinity was fought the Flint Battle of 1702 between the English under Capt. Antonio with Creek allies from...
Battle of 1702
Ga. 97 just south of Ga.
Brinson
BRINSON. First settled in the 1850's present day Brinson was originally known as Spring Creek.
Camp Recovery
CAMP RECOVERY. This medical camp was established on September 15, 1820 by the Southeastern Army of the United States headquartered at...
Camp Recovery
Bainbridge, GA
CAMP RECOVERY. On the east side of Flint River, twenty-one miles southwest is the site of Camp Recovery, established during the First...
Charles James Munnerlyn 1822-1898
CHARLES JAMES MUNNERLYN 1822-1898.
Climax
Climax, GA
CLIMAX, GEORGIA. Climax is the highest point on the railroad between Savannah, Ga.
Cyrene
CYRENE. Approximately 1.6 miles north of this location is the village of Cyrene.
Cyrene Institute
CYRENE INSTITUTE. This school was founded in 1909 by C. S. Hodges and W. G. Powell, at the Village of Cyrene, to provide preparatory...
De Soto Trail
DE SOTO TRAIL 1540. In this neighborhood Hernando de Soto and his army discovered the inland waters of the Flint river ("the River of...
Decatur County
Bainbridge, GA
DECATUR COUNTY. Decatur County was created by Act of Dec. 8,1823 from Early County.
El Camino Real
Bainbridge, GA
EL CAMINO REAL (The King's Highway).
First Flint River Baptist Normal Institute
Bainbridge, GA
FIRST FLINT RIVER BAPTIST NORMAL INSTITUTE.
First Presbyterian Church
Bainbridge, GA
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
First United Methodist Church
Bainbridge, GA
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
Fort Hughes
Bainbridge, GA
FORT HUGHES. Four blocks west is the site of Fort Hughes, built in 1817, by the 7th Regiment of the U.S. Infantry under the command of...
Fort Scott
FORT SCOTT. In June 1816 Lt. Col. D. L. Clinch and a detachment of the 4th U.S. Infantry set up camp one mile west of here, calling it...
Gragg Lumber Company
Located on Hwy. U.S. 27 North S.E. of Bainbridge Text of markers: "(Side 1) GRAGG LUMBER COMPANY.
Hutto School
Bainbridge, GA
HUTTO SCHOOL. The first school for former slaves in this county was established in 1869 and was known as the Whittier School and...
Ira Sanborn
Faceville, GA
IRA SANBORN. Decatur County's first industrialist was Ira Sanborn, a native of Concord, New Hampshire.
Simeon Brinson 1847-1918
SIMEON BRINSON 1847-1918.
Steamboats
Bainbridge, GA
(Side 1)STEAMBOATS. In 1827 the Fanny was the first of more than 220 steamboats to visit Bainbridge and ply the waters of the...
The Bainbridge Volunteers
Bainbridge, GA
THE BAINBRIDGE VOLUNTEERS.
The J.D. Chason Memorial Park/History
Bainbridge, GA
THE J.D. CHASON MEMORIAL PARK.
The Tonge Factory
Bainbridge, GA
THE TONGE FACTORY. The Tonge Factory, owned by S. D. Tonge, stood on the South bank of the Flint river one-fourth mile West of here.
Union Normal School
Bainbridge, GA
UNION NORMAL SCHOOL.
Village of Fowltown
VILLAGE OF FOWLTOWN.