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Jefferson Davis Historic Site

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Explore the capture site of the president of the Confederacy, a State Memorial Historic Park. Tour the thirteen-acre wooded park, the Civil War museum, and three memorials at 338 Jeff Park Davis Road (off Hwy 32 East, 9 miles from Fitzgerald).

(229) 831-2335


For more information www.gastateparks.org/info/jeffd

 

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