Near East M.L.K. Drive at South Ashley Street, on the right when traveling east.
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Michael Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929, to Mrs. Alberta King and Baptist Minister Michael L. King Sr. After visiting Europe in 1934, Michael King Sr. changed both his and his son's name . . . — — Map (db m258490) HM
On East Central Avenue (U.S. 84) 0 miles east of North Lee Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Valdosta Episcopal Congregation, organized ca. 1871, held services in the courthouse until this building, originally a frame structure, was constructed in 1885. (Stucco was added in 1910.) The first service was held here on February 21, 1886, . . . — — Map (db m27568) HM
Near East M.L.K. Drive at South Ashley Street, on the right when traveling east.
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When Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery for refusing to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger, community activists asked King if they could meet at his church to plan a bus boycott. He agreed, and the success of the . . . — — Map (db m258616) HM
Near East M.L.K. Drive at South Ashley Street, on the right when traveling east.
King enrolled at Morehouse College where he majored in sociology. Drawn to the ministry, King Jr. was ordained by his father as a Baptist minister in February 1948. After graduating from Morehouse in June 1948, King studied divinity at Crozer . . . — — Map (db m258829) HM
On North Patterson Street (Alternate Georgia Route 31) at East Brookwood Drive, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Street.
In 1916 five prominent Valdosta businessmen and civic leaders -- William S. West, Lowndes W. Shaw, Leonard F. Shaw, Daniel C. Ashley, and Owen K. Jones -- donated 11 acres to the city to create a public park. The deed stipulated that the property . . . — — Map (db m27131) HM
On North Patterson Street (Alternate Georgia Route 31) at East Magnolia Street, on the left when traveling south on North Patterson Street.
Organized by settlers from Liberty County on Dec 3, 1864. The first minister, Rev. Eli Graves, came from Brooks County once a month to hold services in the courthouse before the first church was dedicated in 1867. Early elders were S.M. Varnedoe, R. . . . — — Map (db m27524) HM
On East Valley Street at North Patterson Street (Business U.S. 41), on the left when traveling west on East Valley Street.
American Legion Valdosta Post No. 13 ——— A gift to Valdosta and Lowndes County, In memory of the Veterans of all wars. Robert H. Haze, Commander Dedicated Veterans Day November 11, 1969 — — Map (db m197598) WM
Near East M.L.K. Drive at South Ashley Street, on the right when traveling east.
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Coretta Scott King founded the King Center in Atlanta in 1968. The center is dedicated to advancing King's philosophies of nonviolence and justice through its programs, exhibits, and tours. Located on Auburn Avenue, the . . . — — Map (db m258620) HM
On North Ashley Street (U.S. 41) at West Central Avenue (U.S. 84), on the left when traveling north on North Ashley Street.
Lowndes County was created by an act of the Georgia Legislature December 23, 1825, from lands previously in Irwin County. It was named for William J. Lowndes, a South Carolina statesman. The first count officers commissioned May 29, 1826, were Henry . . . — — Map (db m40166) HM
Near East M.L.K. Drive at South Ashley Street, on the right when traveling east.
In September 1951, King enrolled in Boston University's Ph.D. program in systematic theology. King met Coretta Scott while at Boston University, and they were married on June 18, 1953, in Perry County, Alabama. He received his Ph.D. in June 1955. . . . — — Map (db m258887) HM
On East M.L.K. Drive at South Ashley Street, on the right when traveling east on East M.L.K. Drive.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are . . . — — Map (db m258479) HM
On South Patterson Street (U.S. 41) at West Hill Avenue (U.S. 84), on the right when traveling south on South Patterson Street.
A privately owned bank was founded in 1874 in Valdosta by Remer Y. Lane as the R. Y. Lane Banking Co. In 1888 Lane, with others, formed the Merchants Bank which evolved into the Citizens and Southern National Bank in 1926, becoming the largest . . . — — Map (db m40183) HM
On West Central Avenue (U.S. 84) at North Oak Street, on the left when traveling west on West Central Avenue.
Inspired by a grant of $15,000 from Andrew Carnegie, citizens constructed this building as a Carnegie Library in 1913, for $40,000. This was the first public building designed by local Architect Lloyd B. Greer and was formally opened June 1914. The . . . — — Map (db m23441) HM
On South Ashley Street (U.S. 41) at East Hill Avenue (U.S. 84), on the right when traveling north on South Ashley Street.
Site of Old City Hall at Ashley St. and Hill Ave. The City Hall, a brick and granite two-story structure built in 1895, was “the ornament of the town” with its 70-ft. clock tower. For 63 years it served as a City Hall, as the City . . . — — Map (db m40184) HM
On East Central Avenue (U.S. 84) 0 miles west of North Troup Street, on the left when traveling west.
Built in 1869 by the Valdosta Baptist Church, this is the oldest extant Church building in Valdosta. The building was purchased by the Valdosta Primitive Baptist Church when it was constituted on January 28, 1899. — — Map (db m27588) HM
On Saint Augustine Road 0.3 miles west of James Road, on the right when traveling east.
According to local tradition, Spanish priests traveled from San Augustín (St. Augustine, Florida) on the Atlantic coast along trails into northern Florida and southern Georgia, where they established a network of Indian missions during the 1600s . . . — — Map (db m279744) HM
On West Central Avenue (U.S. 84/221) just west of North Ashley Street (Business U.S. 41), on the right when traveling west.
In remembrance of the courage, honor and sacrifice shown by those brave men and women who fought to defend the Spirit of America on September 11, 2001. Lowndes County Board of Commissioners Rodney N. Casey, Chairman Joyce E. Evans, District . . . — — Map (db m197596) HM
On West Hill Avenue (U.S. 84) 0 miles west of South Patterson Street (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling east.
This corner, Wall Street and West Hill Ave., was the site of the largest inland Sea Island cotton market in the world in 1910. Because of this cotton market, Valdosta was named the center of cotton production in South Georgia and was also rated the . . . — — Map (db m28006) HM
On North Ashley Street (Business U.S. 41) just north of West Central Avenue (U.S. 84/221), on the left when traveling north.
Erected AD. 1949 by J. O. Varnedoe Camp No. 14 U. S. W. V. and their friends in memory of Spanish American War Veterans ——— Sixteen million World War Veterans wonder when wars will cease — — Map (db m197600) WM
On Saint Augustine Road (Georgia Route 133) 0.3 miles west of James Road, on the right when traveling west.
The settlement of Troupville once existed near here, about four miles
northwest of present-day Valdosta. The town was named Troupville in
honor of George M. Troup, governor of Georgia from 1823 to 1827. In
1833, the county seat of Lowndes County . . . — — Map (db m279735) HM
On East Central Avenue (U.S. 84/221) just west of North Lee Street, on the right when traveling west.
Built 1908-1910 Formerly a United States Post Office and Federal courthouse designed by U.S. Treasury Department Architect J. Knox Taylor Rehabilitated and restored by the City of Valdosta Rededicated in 2010 216 East Central . . . — — Map (db m197662) HM
On West Central Avenue (U.S. 84) 0 miles west of North Oak Street, on the right when traveling west.
S. M. Varnedoe was administrator of a ten-grade private school, the Valdosta Institute, 1865 - 70. Famous among its students was J. H. “Doc” Holiday. The Masons and several churches also used the institute as a meeting place. After the . . . — — Map (db m21875) HM
On North Patterson Avenue at East Brookwood Place, on the left when traveling north on North Patterson Avenue.
The waiting station erected for the ladies at South Ga. State Normal College (in 1950, Valdosta State College), is all that remains of the streetcar system. The electric railroad was begun in 1899 to accommodate the 1900 State Fair at Pine Park . . . — — Map (db m109800) HM
