Jailhouse Park
Jailhouse Park is so named because of its proximity to the town jail built c. 1875. The building was constructed on a 40 square foot plot of land owned by Dr. C.H. Richardson and purchased by the commissioners of the city of . . . — — Map (db m198010) HM
In the 1960s, as American culture changed rapidly, new forms of music and performance emerged, including large outdoor rock festivals. From July 3-5, 1970, the Second Atlanta International Pop Festival, one of the largest such events anywhere in the . . . — — Map (db m59520) HM
Here rest -- known but to God -- more than 20 Confederate soldiers, most of whom died in the Confederate hospitals located in Fort Valley in 1864-1865. Some of these men were killed in the wreck of a troop train, three miles north of the city, while . . . — — Map (db m53095) HM
This garden is dedicated to Fort Valley State University's more than 100 sister historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which since 1837 have planted seeds of knowledge in talented students which have taken root and blossomed into an . . . — — Map (db m227397) HM
The three pillars of the Hunt-Bond-Troup Memorial pay tribute to three men whose continuity of vision and leadership forged the foundation of Fort Valley State University: Henry Hunt, Fort Valley High and Industrial School (FVHIS) principal from . . . — — Map (db m191000) HM
Here on the Indian Path that connected two Indian Trails, from Hartford to Fort Hawkins and from Barnard’s Crossing to the Old Creek Agency, James Abbington Everett established, in the 1820’s, the Indian Trading Post around which Fort Valley arose. . . . — — Map (db m53096) HM
This County, created by Act of the Legislature July 18, 1924, is named for one of Georgia's leading crops, the Georgia Peach known throughout the nation and beyond. The famous Elberta Peach was developed in Georgia by Samuel B. Rumph and is grown . . . — — Map (db m53097) HM
This parish had its origins in the Episcopal Church’s support of Fort Valley High and Industrial School in 1913, which it operated from 1919 until 1939 in partnership with the American Church Institute for Negroes in New York, the Diocese of . . . — — Map (db m52885) HM