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]
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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,[3] The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is also an NHL and is listed above. The remaining seven are:
Landmark name | Image | date width="4%" | Date established[4] | Location | County | Description | |
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Andersonville National Historic Site | Andersonville 32.1947°N -84.129°W | Macon | Prisoner-of-war camp during the American Civil War | ||||
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park | 34.94°N -85.26°W | Catoosa, Dade, & Walker Counties | Shared with Tennessee. Site of two major battles during the American Civil War | ||||
Fort Frederica National Monument | St. Simons Island 31.2239°N -81.3933°W | Glynn | 18th century fort built by James Oglethorpe to protect the British colony of Georgia | ||||
Fort Pulaski National Monument | Cockspur Island 32.0272°N -80.8903°W | Chatham | 19th century fort used during the American Civil War | ||||
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site | Plains 32.0339°N -84.4°W | Sumter | Preserves various locations important to the life of former Georgia governor and United States President Jimmy Carter | ||||
Kennesaw 33.9831°N -84.5781°W | Battleground during the American Civil War | ||||||
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park | Macon 32.8367°N -83.6083°W | Bibb | Preserves earthworks associated with Mississippian Native Americans, as well as other archaeological evidence |