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.[1]
As of 2023, the state of Georgia is home to 50 of these landmarks.[2]
Current NHLs
Historic areas administered by the National Park Service
National Historic Sites, National Historical Parks, National Monuments, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance. There are eight of these in Georgia. The National Park Service lists these eight together with the NHLs in the state,[5] The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is also an NHL and is listed above. The remaining seven are:
Landmark name |
Image | Date established[6] | Location | County | Description | |
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1 | Andersonville National Historic Site | October 16, 1970 | Andersonville 32°11′41″N 84°07′44″W / 32.19469°N 84.12895°W |
Macon | Prisoner-of-war camp during the American Civil War | |
2 | Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park | August 19, 1890 | 34°56′24″N 85°15′36″W / 34.94000°N 85.26000°W | Catoosa, Dade, & Walker Counties | Shared with Tennessee. Site of two major battles during the American Civil War | |
3 | Fort Frederica National Monument | May 26, 1936 | St. Simons Island 31°13′26″N 81°23′36″W / 31.22389°N 81.39333°W |
Glynn | 18th century fort built by James Oglethorpe to protect the British colony of Georgia | |
4 | Fort Pulaski National Monument | October 15, 1924 | Cockspur Island 32°1′38″N 80°53′25″W / 32.02722°N 80.89028°W |
Chatham | 19th century fort used during the American Civil War | |
5 | Jimmy Carter National Historic Site | December 23, 1987 | Plains 32°02′02″N 84°24′00″W / 32.03389°N 84.40000°W |
Sumter | Preserves various locations important to the life of former Georgia governor and United States President Jimmy Carter | |
6 | Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park | February 8, 1917 | Kennesaw 33°58′59″N 84°34′41″W / 33.98306°N 84.57806°W |
Cobb | Battleground during the American Civil War | |
7 | Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park | June 14, 1934 | Macon 32°50′12″N 83°36′30″W / 32.83667°N 83.60833°W |
Bibb | Preserves earthworks associated with Mississippian Native Americans, as well as other archaeological evidence |
See also
References
- ↑ National Park Service. "National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions and Answers". Retrieved September 21, 2007.
- ↑ "List of NHLs by State". National Park Service. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ↑ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ↑ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ↑ These are listed on p.111 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State"
- ↑ National Park Service: National Park System Birthdays; retrieved April 2, 2017.
External links
- "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--Georgia (47)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
- National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service