Millen in Jenkins County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Millen Flagpole
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
1. Millen Flagpole Marker
here on April 30, 2000 by the
Jenkins County Development Authority
to honor all servicemen who served
in the American Revolution,
World War I, World War II,
The Korean Conflict, The Vietnam War.
and Desert Storm.
Arrangements Committee:
Hubert Reeves, Jr., Frank Edenfield,
E.J. Daniel, Bobby Dwelle, Rev. Bill Coggins
Erected 2000 by Jenkins County Development Authority.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1986.
Location. 32° 48.147′ N, 81° 56.289′ W. Marker is in Millen, Georgia, in Jenkins County. It is on Cotton Ave. near Harvey St., on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Millen GA 30442, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Millen Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Wayside Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Millen Junction (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jenkins Court House (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named The Wayside Home
this page online
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 26, 2008
2. Millen Flagpole Marker, part of Olde Depot Park in Millen
marker in center , lower section of flagpole
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,468 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on March 20, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
