On North Front Street south of Pine Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Nelson Tift settled the area as a commercial venture in 1836 in the hopes of establishing a cotton trade using the river to transport the crop to the market. He named it Albany, in honor of Albany, New York, which was also at the head of navigation . . . — — Map (db m187000) HM
On Pine Avenue at Champion Lane, on the right when traveling west on Pine Avenue.
Nelson Tift, founder of the City of Albany, was born at Groton, Conn., July 23, 1810. In 1833 he established a mercantile business in Augusta, Georgia. After a sojourn in Hawkinsville he moved to Albany, then in Baker County, in 1836. . . . — — Map (db m40796) HM
