- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Historic sites--Georgia--Irwin County
Parks--Georgia--Irwin County
Buildings--Georgia--Irwin County
Flags--United States
Flags--Georgia
Trees--Georgia--Irwin County
Pine--Georgia--Irwin County
Museums--Georgia--Irwin County
Driveways--Georgia--Irwin County
Irwin County (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Irwin County, 31.60228, -83.27638
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, was captured by Union troops in Irwin County near the close of the Civil War in 1865. The location is marked today by the Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site, which includes a museum and a thirteen-acre park.
Photograph of the museum at the Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site in Irwin County, Georgia. The single-story white structure sits amid tall pines. A curved driveway leads to the museum. A flagpole bearing the flags of the United States and Georgia stands in the front yard. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/irwin-county/m-9896/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/capture-jefferson-davis
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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