Americus in Sumter County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Welcome to Africa/Middle East
Habitat for Humanity
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 7, 2014
1. Welcome to Africa/Middle East Marker
Habitat for Humanity has built houses in more than 20 countries in the Africa/Middle East region.
The continent of Africa is larger than the United States. China, India and Argentina combined, and to home to nearly 1 billion people.
Subsistence farmers trying to eke out a living on the little good land available make up two-thirds of Africa's population.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work.
Location. 32° 4.216′ N, 84° 14.488′ W. Marker is in Americus, Georgia, in Sumter County. It is on Church Street. Marker is on the grounds of Habitat for Humanity. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Americus GA 31709, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Welcome to Latin America/Caribbean (within shouting distance of this marker); Deadly Insects (within shouting distance of this marker); How blocks are made (within shouting distance of this marker); Poverty Housing: A Global Epidemic (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Asia/Pacific (within shouting distance of this marker); Sumter County Courthouse Bell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Luther H. Story (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sumter County in the Civil Rights Movement (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Americus.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 7, 2014
2. Model of Habitat home built in Kenya..
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 7, 2014
3. Kenya
Materials
Fieldstone
Local wood concrete floor
Corrugated metal roof.
Fieldstone
Local wood concrete floor
Corrugated metal roof.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 23, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
