Ben Hill County Travel Guide

Georgia

While driving down I-75 to Florida you may want to stop at this small county park. It is the location where the only Confederate president was captured by Union soldiers. Some info: Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site is a 13-acre state park located in Irwinville, Georgia that marks the site where Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union Army forces on May 9, 1865. The museum features Civil War weapons, uniforms, artifacts and exhibits about Davis and the Confederacy.
While driving down I-75 to Florida you may want to stop at this small county park. It is the location where the only Confederate president was captured by Union soldiers. Some info: Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site is a 13-acre state park located in Irwinville, Georgia that marks the site where Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union Army forces on May 9, 1865. The museum features Civil War weapons, uniforms, artifacts and exhibits about Davis and the Confederacy.

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Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Known for Small town, Countryside and Cheese
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  • Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site
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