- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Jefferson Davis Memorial State Historic Site
- Creator:
- Georgia. Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites, 2005
- Date of Original:
- 2005
- Subject:
- Parks--Georgia
Natural resources conservation areas--Georgia
Jefferson Davis Memorial State Historic Site (Fitzgerald, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Ben Hill County, Fitzgerald, 31.71491, -83.25265
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Annual
Description based on: 2002; title from caption - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA N200.P2 S1 J4 2005
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bj4-b2005
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bj4-b2005
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
JEFFERSON DAVIS MEMORIAL
STATE HISTORIC SITE
FACILITI ES
Civil War Museum with Video
Monument 1 3-M1le Nature Trail 13 Picnic Sues Group Shelter
(seats 100) Gift Shop Playground
ANNUAL EVENTS
Confederate Memorial Day (April)
Jeff Davis Flight G Captur e (May)
Jeff Davis Binhday Celebration (June)
Junior Ranger Program
186os Christmas <December)
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When Confedera1e President Jefferson Davis and a few remmmng srarr members crossed the Savannah River Into Georgia on May 3, 186;. they were headed for the Western theater of war where Davis planned 10 un11e rebel forces and conunue f1gh11ng for 1he "lost cause On May 9, 186,;, they camped In this pine forest. no1 knowing 1ha1 pursu11 was so close behind At dawn, they were surrounded by two independent groups of Umon cavalry who were unaware of each other's presence Gunfire ensued unul 1he federal forces realized they had been shooung at one another. Two Union cavalrymen d1t'd during the skirmish Davis was taken prisoner and held tn V1rgmIa for two years unul released Today, a monument mar~ the spot where he was arrested V1s11ors can tour the I3-acre h1stonc site that includes a museum. short 1ra1I, pIcnIc tables and a group shelter
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Located 14 mlles east of 1-75 e~,t 178 (Ga Hwy 32). Follow brown dlrect,onal signs.
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
General Coffee S1a1e Park camping
Reed Bingham Srnte Park camping
Georgia Veterans Memorial Staie Park - camping
Lmlc Ocmulgee State Park. Lodge and Golf Course camping
Georgia Agrlrama Blue and Gray Museum Crime and Punishment Museum
HOURS
Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m -; p.m., Sunday 2-5,30 pm Closed Monday <except holidays), Thanksgiving. Christmas and
New Year's Day. Closed Tuesday when open Monday Group rares available w11h advance no11ce
INFORMATION
Jefferson Davis Memoml S111tc H1s1oric Sue 338 Jeff Davis Park Road Fmgerald. GA 31750 229-831-zm
Georgia S1111e Parks and Historic Sues z MLK Jr Drive, Suite 1352 Atlanta. GA 30334 404-6,;6-mo
www.gastateparks.org
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STATE PARKS & HISTORICSITES