Demonstrators walk along a street holding signs demanding the right to vote and equal civil rights at the March on Washington - civil rights history sites

Self-guided · principal city, Florida

Civil Rights History Sites in Ferry Pass, FL

The churches, schools, lunch counters and homes where the civil rights movement was organized, fought and remembered.

Ferry Pass is one of the cities the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, FL metro area is officially named after. The record for this chapter of history is uneven, and some of it is hard to read. That is a reason to go and see it, not a reason to skip it.

Man and woman standing beside gray wall - civil rights history sites — Photo: Suzy Brooks on Unsplash

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd of demonstrators at the March on Washington - civil rights history sites — Photo: Unseen Histories on Unsplash

Civil rights march on Washington, D.C - civil rights history sites — Photo: Library of Congress on Unsplash

On the record near Ferry Pass, FL

The 12 nearest

13 listed sites on the record match civil rights history sites within 200 miles of Ferry Pass, FL, out of 36 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Tankersley Rosenwald School123 miles from the center of Ferry Pass · Building · Hope Hull · listed 2009National Register of Historic Places
Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station139 miles from the center of Ferry Pass · Building · Montgomery · listed 2011National Register of Historic Places
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and Rosenwald School166 miles from the center of Ferry Pass · District · Notasulga · listed 2010National Register of Historic Places
Rosenwald Hall174 miles from the center of Ferry Pass · Building · New Orleans · listed 2003National Register of Historic Places
Birthplace of Jackie Robinson: First African American in Major League Baseball179 miles from the center of Ferry Pass · Grady County · marker erected 2001Georgia historical marker program
Birthplace of Jackie Robinson: First African American in Modern-Day Major League Baseball180 miles from the center of Ferry Pass · Grady County · marker erected 2001Georgia historical marker program
Camilla Massacre185 miles from the center of Ferry Pass · Mitchell County · marker erected 2023Georgia historical marker program
Primus King and the Civil Rights Movement188 miles from the center of Ferry Pass · Muscogee County · marker erected 2015Georgia historical marker program
Georgia Civil Rights Trail: The Albany Movement195 miles from the center of Ferry Pass · Dougherty County · marker erected 2014Georgia historical marker program
Freedom Alley and City Hall196 miles from the center of Ferry Pass · Dougherty County · marker erected 2018Georgia historical marker program
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital196 miles from the center of Ferry Pass · Dougherty County · marker erected 2011Georgia historical marker program
Koinonia Farm200 miles from the center of Ferry Pass · Sumter County · marker erected 2005Georgia historical marker program

Distances are straight-line from the center of Ferry Pass, FL. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Civil Rights History in Ferry Pass, step by step

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Read the short history of the period for this area
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Open the map filtered to the sites from that chapter
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Visit the nearest site and read its full record
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Ask what the marker leaves out and look for the rest
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Add the site to a route that follows the period in order

What people in Ferry Pass, FL ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Ferry Pass, FL?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are the hard parts of this history included?

Yes. The record is shown as published, and the stories behind the markers include what happened, who it happened to, and how it was remembered. Leaving the hard parts out would make the stop less worth the trip.

Why are there so many of these sites near Ferry Pass, FL?

Most areas have more than people expect, because the registers list every surviving building and site tied to a period, not just the famous ones. The list on this page shows exactly what is on the record nearby.

How a visit works in Ferry Pass

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Ferry Pass, FL the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Ferry Pass, FL are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.