Bainbridge in Decatur County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Camp Recovery

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

1. Camp Recovery Marker

Inscription. On the east side of Flint River, twenty-one miles southwest is the site of Camp Recovery, established during the First Seminole Indian War as a hospital base to which the sick soldiers from Fort Scott were sent to recover. A Federal Monument on the site marks the burial place of U.S. officers and soldiers who died during the hostilities in the Flint and Chattahoochee River Counties 1817-1821.

Erected by Works Progress Administration. (Marker Number 27 R-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists.

Location. 30° 54.233′ N, 84° 34.517′ W. Marker is in Bainbridge, Georgia, in Decatur County. It is at the intersection of East Shotwell Street (Business U.S. 84) and Broad Street (Business U.S. 27), on the right when traveling west on East Shotwell Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bainbridge GA 39817, 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 walking distance of this marker: First Presbyterian Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); John the Baptist (about 600 feet away); Luther H. Conyers, Jr. Plaza

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(about 600 feet away); In Memory of Revolutionary Soldiers (about 700 feet away); El Camino Real (approx. 0.2 miles away); Winecoff Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Bainbridge Volunteers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Decatur County War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bainbridge.

More about this marker. The marker was erected in the late 1930s.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Marker at Camp Recovery site.

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

2. Camp Recovery Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

3. Camp Recovery Marker

Looking west on E. Shotwell Street (US Highway 84 Business) on the left; Broad Street is to the right.

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

4. Camp Recovery Marker

Looking southwest at the intersection of E. Shotwell Street (left) and Broad Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,209 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 25, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.