List of National Historic Landmarks in Georgia explained

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

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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,[3] The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is also an NHL and is listed above. The remaining seven are:

Landmark name
Imagedate width="4%" Date established[4] Location County Description
Andersonville National Historic SiteAndersonville
32.1947°N -84.129°W
MaconPrisoner-of-war camp during the American Civil War
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park34.94°N -85.26°WCatoosa, Dade, & Walker CountiesShared with Tennessee. Site of two major battles during the American Civil War
Fort Frederica National MonumentSt. Simons Island
31.2239°N -81.3933°W
Glynn18th century fort built by James Oglethorpe to protect the British colony of Georgia
Fort Pulaski National MonumentCockspur Island
32.0272°N -80.8903°W
Chatham19th century fort used during the American Civil War
Jimmy Carter National Historic SitePlains
32.0339°N -84.4°W
SumterPreserves 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 ParkMacon
32.8367°N -83.6083°W
BibbPreserves earthworks associated with Mississippian Native Americans, as well as other archaeological evidence

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Park Service . National Park Service . National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions and Answers . September 21, 2007 .
  2. Web site: List of NHLs by State . National Park Service . 8 Dec 2023.
  3. These are listed on p.111 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State"
  4. National Park Service: National Park System Birthdays; retrieved April 2, 2017.