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Submit a Historical Marker in Appling County, GA

Photographers and researchers in Appling County, GA share one advantage: the sites do not move. Appling County is one of 159 counties in Georgia. The record tells you where to point the camera.

Add a marker or historic site that is missing from the map, with its location and a photo, so the next person can find it.

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The 12 nearest

14 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Appling County, GA. 2 listed sites carry Appling County as their county.

  1. Pulitzer Prize Winner Caroline Pafford Millerunder a mile from the center of Appling County · Appling County · marker erected 1992Georgia historical marker program
  2. Appling Countyunder a mile from the center of Appling County · Appling County · marker erected 1955Georgia historical marker program
  3. Jeff Davis County17 miles from the center of Appling County · Jeff Davis County · marker erected 1954Georgia historical marker program
  4. Bacon County18 miles from the center of Appling County · Bacon County · marker erected 1954Georgia historical marker program
  5. Dead River Cemetery19 miles from the center of Appling County · Montgomery County · marker erected 1955Georgia historical marker program
  6. Old Shiloh Cemetery24 miles from the center of Appling County · Tattnall County · marker erected 2001Georgia historical marker program
  7. Beard's Bluff A Revolutionary Post24 miles from the center of Appling County · Long County · marker erected 1957Georgia historical marker program
  8. Tattnall County25 miles from the center of Appling County · Tattnall County · marker erected 1954Georgia historical marker program
  9. Love's Chapel Primitive Baptist Church26 miles from the center of Appling County · Tattnall County · marker erected 2000Georgia historical marker program
  10. Cavalry Skirmish at Thomas' Station27 miles from the center of Appling County · Burke County · marker erected 1958Georgia historical marker program
  11. Wayne County29 miles from the center of Appling County · Wayne County · marker erected 1954Georgia historical marker program
  12. Toombs County30 miles from the center of Appling County · Toombs County · marker erected 1956Georgia historical marker program

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

Submit a Marker in Appling County, step by step

  1. 1

    Pull every listed site in the area with its source

  2. 2

    Match the sites to the records you are working from

  3. 3

    Visit and photograph what still stands

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    Note anything missing, moved or wrong on the record

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    Submit corrections and photos so the record improves

What people in Appling County, GA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Appling 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.

Can I correct a mistake in a listing?

Yes. Send a photo, a location fix or a note with your source, and it is checked before it changes the record. People who visit the sites are the best check the record has.

Does this replace the official register files?

No. It points you to them. Each site names its source so you can go to the full nomination file or marker program record for the deeper detail.

How a visit works in Appling County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Appling 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 Appling 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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