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Monuments and Memorials in Warren County, GA

Monuments, statues and memorials near you, with what each was built to remember and when.

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Warren County is one of 159 counties in Georgia. Some of these sites are open to visitors, some are private, and some are ruins. All of them are on the record, and all of them can be seen from the public way.

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On the record near Warren County, GA

The 11 nearest

11 listed sites on the record match monuments and memorials within 120 miles of Warren County, GA, out of 86 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 5 listed sites carry Warren County as their county.

  1. The Signers' Monument41 miles from the center of Warren County · Richmond County · marker erected 1956Georgia historical marker program
  2. Confederate Memorial Day in Macon68 miles from the center of Warren County · Bibb County · marker erected 1957Georgia historical marker program
  3. Fountain Inn Principal's House and Teacherage93 miles from the center of Warren County · Building · Fountain Inn · listed 2011National Register of Historic Places
  4. Beattie, Fountain Fox, House101 miles from the center of Warren County · Building · Greenville · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
  5. Habersham Memorial Hall102 miles from the center of Warren County · Fulton County · marker erected 1974Georgia historical marker program
  6. World War Memorial Building102 miles from the center of Warren County · Building · Columbia · listed 1995National Register of Historic Places
  7. Tingley Memorial Hall, Claflin College104 miles from the center of Warren County · Building · Orangeburg · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
  8. Price Memorial Building109 miles from the center of Warren County · Lumpkin County · marker erected 1973Georgia historical marker program
  9. Morgan, Daniel, Monument114 miles from the center of Warren County · Object · Spartanburg · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
  10. Memorial Lands and Cottages: Georgia Division UDC115 miles from the center of Warren County · Rabun County · marker erected 1956Georgia historical marker program
  11. Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park Camp Safety Patrol120 miles from the center of Warren County · Crisp County · marker erected 1956Georgia historical marker program

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

Monuments in Warren County, step by step

  1. 1

    See every listed site of this kind in the area

  2. 2

    Sort by distance and pick the closest few

  3. 3

    Read the record for the year, the builder and the use

  4. 4

    View from the public way and note what has changed

  5. 5

    Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Warren County, GA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Warren County, GA?

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 these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Warren County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Warren County, GA 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Warren County, GA 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.

  4. 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.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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