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JOHN B. GORDON HlGJ--t:WAY-Begins Ge1:1rgia-Fl~ri~a line and follows Route 3 via Thomasv11le, Albany, Americus, Griffin, Atlanta, and Marietta to the Georgia-Tennenee line. JEFFERSON DAVlS HIGHWAY-Begins Augusta and follows Route 12 via Crawfordville and Covington to Atlanta, then follows Route 14 via Newnan and LaGrange to West Point. SAM TATE HIGHWAY - Begins Georgia-Al abama line and follows Routt SJ via Rome, Calhoun, Gainesville, and Winder to Watkinsville. TOM BELL HIGHWAY-Begins Cleveland and follows Route 75 via Hiawassee toward Murphy, N, C. THOMAS E. WATSON HIGHWAY-Begins Georgia-North Carolina line on Route 15, follows Route IS to Cornelia, Route 13 via Gainesville to Atlanta, Route J to Griffin, Route 7 to Barnesville, Route 18 to Forsyth, Route 19 to Macon, Route 22 via Gray to Sparta, Route Hi to Warrenton, Route 12 to Augusta, Route 21 to Millen, Route 67 to Statesboro, Route 26 to Savannah and Savannah Beach. LOGAN E. BLECKLEY HIGHWAY-Begins Georgia-North Carolina line on Route IS and follow, this route through Rabun County to the Habersham County line. WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD HIGHWAY - Begins in Atlanta, follows Route 8 to Athens, and Route 10 to Augusta. FRANKLIN D, ROOSEVELT HIGHWAY-Begint Georgia-South Caro lina line on Route 13, follows Route 13 to Buford, Route 20 to Lawrenceville, Route 8 to Atlanta, Route H to Moreland, Route 41 to Greenville, Route 18 to Chipley, Route 1 to Columbua; beginning at Harris City Junction on Route 41, follows Route 41 to Warm Springs, Route 8S via Waverly Hall to Columbus, Route l to Cusseta. Routes 55 and SO to Albany, Route J via Thoma11ville to the Georgia-Florida line. GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGHWAY-Begins Savannah and follows Route 21 to Sylvania, Route 24 to Waynesboro, Roule 21 to AugUsta.. GEORGIA-FLORIDA MILITARY HIGHWAY-Begins Columbus and follows Route 1 via Cuthbert to Bainbridge, Route 97 to Georgia-Florida line. TAFT MEMORJ.AL HIGHWAY-Begins Georgia-Tennessee line and follows Route 1 via Rome, LaGrange, Columbus. to Cusseta, Routes 55 and SO to Albany, Route 133 to Moultrie, Route 33 via Quitman to the GeorgiaFlorida line, OLIVER S. PORTER MEMORIAL ROAD-Begins Covington and ends Porterdale on Route 81. BONA ALLEN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY-Begins Buford and follows Route 13 to Atlanta. CRAWFORD W. LONG MEMORIAL HIGHWAY-Begins Gainesville, Route 11 to Jefferson, Route 15 to Athens. GENERAL DAVID BLACKSHEAR HIGHWAY-Begins at bridge over Altamaha River on Route 6 and follows Route 64 to Britto!, Route 121 to Blackshear. UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAYBegins Georgia-North Carolina line on Route 11, thence to Blainville, Route 9 to Atlanta, Route 42 to Roberta, Route 7 to Cordele, Route 33 to Moultrie, Route 35 via Thomasville to the Georgia-Florida line. VEREEN BELL HIGHWAY-Begins Bragania and follows Route 177 to its terminus in Okefenokee Swamp. CHARLES H. HERTY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY-Begins at Columbus and follows Route 103 to Buena Vista. Route 26 to Hawkinsville, Route 27 to Eastman, Route 46 via Soperton and Metter to Statesboro, Route 26 to Savannah. JOSEPH A. SHARP MEMORIAL HIGHWAY-Begins Wame, N. C., and follows Router. 66 and 75 to the Towns-White County line. BENT. GAILLARD MEMORIAL HIGHWAY-Begins Jasper and fol. lows Routes 108 and 52 via Amicalola Falls to Dahlonega. JOE WHEELER HIGHWAY-Begins AugUsta and follows Routu 28, 104, lS0 and 47 to Washington, U. S. 78 via Athens and Atlanta to Austell, Route 6 to Rockmart, Route 101 to Rome, U. S. 27 to Chattanooga, Tenn. BLUE STAR DRIVE-Begins Georgia-South Carolina line on U. S. I and follows the Georgia portion of this route via Augusta, Louisville, Swainsboro, Lyons, Baxley, Alma, Waycross and Folkston to the GeorgiaFlorida line. STONE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY-Begins Atlanta and follows Route 10 to Athena, ATLANTIC COASTAL HIGHWAY-Begins at Georgia-South Carolina line and follows Route 25, U. S. 17, via Savannah and Brunswick to tbe Georgia-Florida line. LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN SCENIC HIGHWAY-Begins Georgia-Tennessee line and follows Routes 157 and 2 via LaFayette, Blue Ridge, Hia+ wassee and Clayton to the Georgia-South Carolina line, U. S. 711 to West minster, S. C. OKEFENOKEE TRAIL-Begins Augusta and follows Route 21 to Millen, U.S. 25 to Jesup, Route 38 to Waycross, Route 4 to Georgia-Florida line. ROSE ROUTE-Begin, Thomasville and follows Route 122 to Lakeland. TOBACCO BELT ROUTE-Begins Madison, Florida, and follows Florida State Route 145 to the Georgia-Florida line, Route JI via Lakeland to Douglas, Route 135 to Vidalia and Lyons, Routes 152 and 23 to Metter, Route 46 to Statesboro, Route 73 to the Georgia-South Carolina line, S. C. State Route 331 to Allendale, S, C. NAVAL STORES ROUTE-Begins Jasper, Florida, and follows U.S. 129 to Lakeland, Route 135 to Douglas, Route 32 to Alma, Routes 4 and 56 to Reidsville, Routes JO and 26 to Savannah. LIVE STOCK ROUTE-Begins Macclenny, Florida, and follows Routes 185, 94 and 89 to Homerville, Route 37 via Moultrie to the GeorgiaAlabama line:, Alabama State Route 10 to Abbeville, Alabama. SUWANEE RIVER ROUTE-Begins Midway and follows Route 38 to Homerville, Route 89 to Georgia-Florida line. TO FT. BENNING POINTS OF INTEREST STATE CAPITOL BUILDING: Atlanta-Houses also the State Library and State Museum of Natural History.--6-E. CRAWFORD W. LONG MONUMENT: Danielsville-Birthplace of D.r. Long (1815- 1878), whose statue is in the Georgia niche of Statuary Hall m Washington, D. C.-5-1. STATE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY: AtlantaThe State's official manuscript collection and relics of Georgia's history are on display in a building modeled after a Bavarian cas!le, located at 1516 Peachtree Street. Open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and until noon Saturday.--6-E. THE CYCLORAMA: Atlanta-Located in Grant Park, 50 feet high and 400 feet in circumference, depicting the Battle of Atlanta. Open every day 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.-6-E. THE WREN'S NEST: Atlanta-The home of Joel Chandler Harris, contains pictures, letters, and original editions of the creator of Uncle Remua, Open 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tueaday through Saturday.-6-E, FARMERS MARKET: Atlanta-Owned and operated by the State of Georgia. Tbis is the largest atate farmers market in the United States. Sales during 1947 amounted to over twenty-eight million dollars.--6-E. STONE MOUNTAIN : Near Atlanta is the world's largest solid body of exposed granite, r ising 800 feet above it surroundings. A sculptured memorial to Confederate Leaders has been started on one side.-6-E. EMORY UNIVERSITY: Emory, near Atlanta-Liberal Arts and Profes- sional Schools. Library houses Egyptian-Babylonian collection of 7,000 year-old mummies, Indian and Stone Age relics.--6-E. THE GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY: Atlanta-Engineering branch of the University System of Georgia. Founded in 1885 and nation ally recognized for its high curriculum.-6-E. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA : Athens-The first State University in the United States to be chartered-1785. The University System of Georgia comprises sixteen inttitutions for students, with a present enrollment of more than 25,000,-S-1. BRASSTOWN BALD: 10 miles south of Hiawassee near State Route 75. Altitude 4,768 feet, Highest point in Georgia.-lG. LAKE BLUE RIDGE: Blue Ridge-Located among beautiful mountains, this lake is noted as a fishing and vacation ground.-2.E. BERRY SCHOOLS: Rome-2 miles north of Rome on U. S. Route 27. Famous educational institution for mountain children.-4-B. CAVE SPRING AND GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF: Located a few miles southwest of Rome. Established in 1847 by Legislative Act. Here is located a famous cave which reportedly furnished saltpeter for gunpowder used by the Southern Armies. In the cave is a spring so large that it pumps its own water into the city reservoir, has enough left to supply a large swimming pool, and then A.ows off as II large stream.-5-B, "lN THE VALLEY": Bartow County-The home of Corra Harris, noted Georgia novelist author of "A Circuit Rider's Wife," Part of the house was built in 1830 by 'a Cherokee Chief. Located near the intersection of U. S. Highway 411 (State Route 61) and State Route 140.--4-D. NATIONAL CEMETERY: Marietta-Over 10,000 Federal soldiers are buried in this well-kept cemetery.-S-E. CONFEDERATE CEMETERY: Marietta-Contains the graves of about 3,000 Confederate soldiers who ell in the Battle of Kennesaw Mount a i n . - 5 -E . BULLOCK HALL: Roswell-Built by James Bullock, whose daughter. Martha, married Theodore Roosevelt, Senior. Their son became President Theodore Roosevelt, and their granddaughter, Eleanor, married President Franklin D. Roosevelt.-5-E. TALLULAH GORGE: Tallulah Falls-On U.S. Highway 23. One of the most beautiful scenic attractions in the State. Tallulah River once A.owed over !he sheer rock precipice but has since been diverted through a tunnel to develop hydroelectric power.-2-1. TOCCOA FALLS: Near Toccoa-One of the most beautiful falls in the State. Toccoa Creek cascades over a precipice 186 feet high.-3-1. SIGNERS MONUMENT : Augu111a-Obelisk under which lie the remains of George Walton and Lyman Hall, two of the three Georgiana who signed the Declaration of lodependence.-7- N. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: Augusta-Built in 1812. The father of President Woodrow Wilson was pastor of this church during the President's boyhood.-7-N. ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS MEMORIAL: Crawfordville-Location of Liberty Hall, home of Alexander H. Stephens, Vice-President of the Confederacy,-7+K. NATIONAL CEMETERY: Andersonville-On State Route 49. Site of historic Confederate priaon.-13-F. OLD SLAVE MARKET : Louisville-Built in 1758, it is probably the only slave market of its type still standing in the South. The bell atop the building is older than the Liberty Bell.-9-L. CHRIST CHURCH: Savannah-Organized in 1733. John Wesley, recto r, in t 736 organized here what is believed to be the firat Protestant Sunday School in the world. Savannah is one of Georgia's seaport cities and i1 the place where General Oglethorpe first settled. Symmetrically laid out by Oglethorpe, the city is one of great beauty with its parks, its avenues of palms and its old homes. There is a memorial marking the spot where General Oglethorpe \anded.-lJ-Q. LOW HOUSE: Savannah-The Girl Scouts of America was organized here in 1912 by Juliette Low. The house was built in 1847.-13-Q. EBENEZER CHURCH: Near Savannah River, east of Springfield on State Route 119, Built in 1769, one of the oldest Colonial buildings in Georgia still in use. Occupied as British army headquartera during Revolutionary War.-12-P . BETHESDA ORPHANAGE: Nine miles south of Savannah on U.S. Highway 17. Oldest orphanage in the United States. Founded by the Rev . George Whitefield in 1740.-14-Q. MIDWAY CHURCH: Midway-On U.S. Highway 17, 1outh of Savannah, Founded by Congregationalists in 1752. Presen1 building erected in 1792 . This church with its cemeiery wat a hallowed 1po1 to many men and women who have helped to shape the destiny of Amedca.-14-P. TYBEE LIGHTHOUSE: Savannah Beach-First lighthouse on the South Atlantic Coast. Built by General Oglethorpe in 1753 and first used as a lighthouse in 1791.- 14-R. THE GEORGIA SEA ISLANDS: The State's oldest and most romantic section is its strip of coast and the coastal islands. Here is found much of the charm of the Old South as well as progresa of the new.-17-P. LANIER'S OAK: Brunswick-The tree under which Sidney Lanier received inspiration for his poem "The Marshu of Glynn." Nearby are. the beaches 0 Saint Simons and Sea Island.-17-P. JEKYLL ISLAND: Locsted 9 mile& south of Brunswick on Jekyll River and the Atlantic Ocean. The island is approximately 10 miles long and 1 miles wide. Owned by the State o[ Georgia and now open to the public as a State Park. Beach facilities and 500 hotel rooms available at moderate rates. Free fishing the year 'round-no license required. Transportation by boat from Brunswick.-17-P. SUWANEE RIVER: Fargo-The river made famous by Stephen Foster's song "Way Down Upon the Suwanee River." It rises in the Okefenokee Swamp and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. A memorial to Stephen Foster has been erected at Fargo.-19-L. OKEFENOKEE SWAMP: Near Waycross-This semi-tropical Swamp is 40 miles long, 20 miles wide. A paved road from U. S. Route 1 leads to the Cowhouse Island section, which is open to viaitors through efforts of the Okefenokee Association. lnc., a non-profit group of Waycross.-18-M. AMICALOLA FALLS: 16 milet northwest of Dawtonville on State Route 43. Formed by several cascades with a total drop of 729 feet.-3-F. National Parks in Georgia SEGREST HOUSE: LaGrange-Located at 311 Vernon Street. This house wa& built in 1820 and is considered typical ante-helium architecture.-9-C. WARM SPRINGS: The curative powers of these waters were found go beneficial in the treatment of infantile paralysis by Franklin D. Roosevelt that the property was developed for the nation. The Warm Springs Foun dation was incorporated in 1927.-10-D. LITTLE WHITE HOUSE: Warm Springs-Near the Foundation, set amid some of the most beautiful scenery in the State, was the Georgia home of Preaident Franklir, D. Roosevelt. This is the most famous house in Georgia and thousarids have visited it since it WH built in 1933.-10-D. FORT BENNING: Columbus-The world's largest infantry school. Columbua is a textile manufacturing center,-12-C, PROVIDENCE CAVERNS: Near Lumpkin-Soil erosion chasms as much as 200 feet deep. Known as the Grand Canyons of Georgia.-13-C. WESLEYAN COLLEGE: Macon-Wesleyan College was the fint chartered woman's college to grant degrees in the United States.-l0H. HOME OF SIDNEY LANIER: Macon-The home of Georgia's famous poet who is best remembered for his poems, "The Marshes of Glynn" and "Song of the Chattahoochee." Lanier was born in Macon in 1842, served as a Confederate soldier, and died at the age of 39.-10-H. INDIAN SPRINGS: A historic spa near Jackson, known to the Creek In dians for its medicinal value, ceded to the State in 1825. Said to be the only Indian land ceded by them for park purposea.-3-G. OLD EXECUTIVE MANSION: Milledgeville-The home of Georgia Governora from 1838 to 1879. It is now the home of the President of the Georgis State College for Women.-9-I. CRAWFORD W. LONG MONUMENT : Jefferson-Here on March JO, 1842, Dr. Long oerformed the first operation in which ether was used as an anesthetic.-5-H. CHICKAMAUGA AND CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK: On U .S. Highway 17 near Chattanooga. Embraces battlefie.ld& of Chickamauga, Orchard Knob. Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge. important in operations around Chattanooga during 1863.-1-B. NEW ECHOTA MARKER NATIONAL MEMORIAL: Two miles northeast of Calhoun which is on U.S. Highway 41. Site of the last capital of the Cherokee Indians ea&t of the Mississippi River. Birthplace of the Indian Press.- J-C. ATLANTA CAMPAIGN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE : Marks significant points on route of Sherman'9 march from Chattanooga to At lanta. prelude to the "March to the Sea" which finally trisected the Confed eracy.--6-E. KENNESAW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK: On U. S. Highw.-y 41, two miles north of Marietta. Historic field on which occurred one of two heavy assaults made by Sherman on Confederate positions during the Atlanta Campaign (June 27, 1864) .-5-D. OCMULGEE NATIONAL MONUMENT: Immediately eaat of Macon on U. S. Highway 80. Contains numerous outstanding and unique remains of mounds and prehistoric towns, reornentative of the cultural evolution of the southern mound-builders civilization.-10-H. FORT PULASKI NATIONAL MONUMENT: On Cockspur Island, Ii miles east of Savannah on U.S. Highway 80. Massive early nineteenth century fortification whose successful bombardment by Fedeul rifted cannon in 1862 first demonstrated total ineffectiveness of old style fortresses.14-R. FORT FREDERICA NATIONAL MONUMENT: On Saint Simons Island, 10 miles from Brunswick. Built 1736-54 and served as headquarters for General Oglethorpe's military operations against the Spanish in Florida during the Amrlo-Soanish strui;rl(!e (1739-43) for the southeastern portion of the present United States.-17-P. STATE PATROL HEADQUARTERS Location Atlanta Americus Blue Ridge. Brunswick Canton . Cartersville Cedartown Cordele Dalton . Donalsonville Dublin . . Gainesville Griffin . Hinesville LaGrange Telephone . WA. 5333 . 3212 , 2941 378 500 171 196 499 448 118 99 226 . 2121 62 1232 Location Madison McRae . Newnan Perry Reidsville Swainsboro Sylvania Thomaston Thomasville Thomson Tifton Toccoa . Villa Rica Washington Waycross Telephone 15 377 928 100 110 . 2061 29 859 192 26 696 186 . 7961 115 4 GEORGIA STATE PARKS NAME OF PARK LOCATED NEAR xVogel State Park-2-G . Dahlonega-Blairsville-Cleveland Cioudland Canyon State Park-2-A Cloudland xFort Mountain State Park-2-D . *Alexander H. Stephens Memorial State Park-7-K . Chatsworth Crawfordville Hard Labor Creek State Park-7+H . Rutledge Indian Springs State Park-8-G . . Indian Springs. Jackson xFranklin D. Roosevelt State Park-10-D .. Hamilton - Chipley Magnolia Springs State Park-10-N . Millen xLittle Ocmulgee State Park-13-J . McRae Veterans Blackshear Lake Memorial State Park-14-G . Cordele Chehaw State Park-15-F . . Albany Jefferson Davis Memorial State Park-15-1 . lrwinville Kolomoki Mounds State Park-16-C . Laura S. Walker State Park-17-M . Blakely . Waycross xSanta Maria State Park-19-P . Jekyll Island State Park-18-P . . Kingsland - St. Marys Brunswick x Denotes Cabins. Denotes Group Camping. ADMISSION FREE TO ALL GEORGIA STATE PARKS TO SAVANNAH BEACH EDITORIAL The State Highway Department presents this map to the citizens of Georgia and visitors as an aid to pleasant travel and as a guide to points of recreational, industrial, and scenic interest. Copies of this map may be obtained from the State Highway Department, No. 2 Capitol Square, Atlanta; or any Chamber of Commerce or Motor Club in the State. Current detour information may be obtained from the Stat e Highway Department, Atlanta, or the Division Offices of the State Highway Department, located at Gainesville, Augusta, Macon, Savannah and Tifton. ROAD RULES AND SIGNS WA T CH FOR T HESE SIGNS T 1['1' WAR~ \ N A1 VAN E ~ - ,GEORGIA HIGHWAY MARKERS STOP GA 85 ) NO PASSING WHEN YELLOW LINE IS RIGHT OF CENTER LINE STOP FOR SCHOOL BUS KEEP RIGHT us 29 SPEED ZONE AHEAD SPEED LIMIT ON STATE HIGHWAYS 55 MILES PER HOUR EXCEPT WHERE ZONES Of LOWER SPEEDS ARE INDICATED A'I' SIGNS. NON-RESIDENT DR!\/ERS Of VEHICLES, PROPERLY REGISTERED UNDER LAWS Of ANOTHER STATE, ARE EXE MPT FROM REGISTRATlON FOR 30 DAYS . ALL RAILROAD CROSSINGS ARE CLASSED AS SAFE OR UNSAFE. A DEAO STOP IS REQUIRED AT ALL UNSAFE CROSSINGS. AN OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL NOT PASS ANOTHER UNDER ANY CIRCU MSTANCES ON TOP OF A HILL, ON A CURVE, OR WHEN THE WA Y IS NOT CLEAR . MAP CASE , ) !l l'l'i l' i a I ~Iii p St ,111 Hicd111 a~ S,\ Sll'lll !If lss111,I hi "i l a l 1 Hi !! h 1111.1 lll' l) i1 rl111111l \ f lr11tliJ f/rur/1111 f.f'JI /'IJtl/') _., ' rJ I 11.J H RECEIVED JAN 1 2 1993