Named for the nearby cypress swamp, stood here along the Albany to Thomasville section of the Florida Stage Coach Road from the 1840 to the 1880’s. A stage relay station, the Byrd Crawford Inn, Turpin’s General Store, a blacksmith shop, post office . . . — — Map (db m118518) HM
In one of the most violent episodes in Reconstruction Georgia, a rally in Mitchell County in September 1868 resulted in about a dozen freedmen being killed and several dozen wounded. Georgia had been re-admitted to the United States just two . . . — — Map (db m218685) HM
The county was created by an Act of the Georgia Legislature on Dec. 21, 1857. Some historians say that the county was named for David B. Mitchell, Governor of Georgia in 1809-13 and again in 1815-17, and that Camilla was named for his daughter. . . . — — Map (db m27094) HM
Honoring all who served and dedicated to the memory of those from Mitchell County who made the supreme sacrifice for the freedom of all men from oppression
Korean War
1950 — 1953
{Honor roll of dead}
World War I . . . — — Map (db m117197) WM
This artesian well was drilled in 1880. It provided an unlimited supply of pure water and became a gathering place for Camilla’s citizens. When a water system was installed, the City Well lost its usefulness. Through the efforts of the Cherokee . . . — — Map (db m218682) HM
In memory of the lives lost in the St. Valentine’s Day Tornados February 14, 2000 Guadalupe Cervantes, Gloria Jean Eglinton, Emma Hallman John Edward Hancock, Kylie Rae Harrell, Shannon Harrell Ryasia Hayward, Willie Hurst, Antholyn . . . — — Map (db m190996) HM
The Spirit of Camilla engine was built by Baldwin of Eddystone, PA, for Brooks-Scalon Corp., a lumber company in Foley, FL, and delivered in April 1925. Designated Engine #9, the oil-fired engine was later purchased by Foley Lumber Co., which sold . . . — — Map (db m172790) HM
