On Cedar Street (Georgia Route 33) at Coffee Road, on the right when traveling north on Cedar Street.
The Old Coffee Road, earliest vehicular and postal route of this area, passed here, running some 120 miles from the Ocmulgee River via today's Lax,
Nashville, Cecil, Barwick and Thomasville to the Florida Line above Tallahassee. The thoroughfare . . . — — Map (db m14815) HM
On Wolf Street, 0 miles east of Cook Street, on the right when traveling west.
Confederate authorities, fearing a raid on Andersonville by Sherman’s marching army, chose Thomasville as a safe, temporary prison camp. Five thousand Federal prisoners were brought here on the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Line via Blackshear in the . . . — — Map (db m82842) HM
On South Pinetree Boulevard at South Martin Luther King Drive, on the right when traveling east on South Pinetree Boulevard.
Finney General Hospital, named in honor of Brigadier General John M.T. Finney, was authorized September 30, 1942, and dedicated June 16, 1943, on this site. Finney was one of sixty Army hospitals across the country built to care for sick and wounded . . . — — Map (db m40366) HM
On North Madison Street just north of West Jerger Street, on the right when traveling north.
Henry Ossian Flipper was born a slave in Thomasville on March 21, 1836. On June 14, 1877, he became the first black man to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. N.Y. He served with distinction during the Indian Wars in Texas and the . . . — — Map (db m176701) HM
On South Madison Street, 0 miles south of Smith Avenue (U.S. 84), on the right when traveling south.
Brothers William Howard Flowers & Joseph Hampton Flowers Jr. opened Flowers Baking Company, the first commercial bakery in Southwest Georgia, on this site on November 4, 1919. The following morning, 500 loaves of "Flowers Quality Bread" were sold . . . — — Map (db m23158) HM
On Remington Avenue (Georgia Route 122) at Warren Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Remington Avenue.
The Old Coffee Road, a pioneer vehicular and postal route, passed here. Beginning at the Ocmulgee River, below Jacksonville, it ran some 120 miles via today's Lax, Nashville, Cecil, Barwick and Thomasville to the Florida Line. The thoroughfare was . . . — — Map (db m14812) HM
On N. Crawford Street at E. Monroe Street, on the left when traveling north on N. Crawford Street.
The Big Oak
Thomasville, GA
Age c. 335 Yrs.
Spread 160 Feet
Height 68 Feet
Trunk 27.5 Ft. Circ.
Variety Live Oak
Property of
Thomasville Garden Club, Inc.
and
City of Thomasville
1787 1987
Arborist . . . — — Map (db m102346) HM
On South Broad Street just north of Smith Avenue (Business U.S. 84), on the right when traveling north.
Established 1916 Thomasville, Georgia Oldest continuously operating restaurant in Georgia Marked by John Lee of Nansemond Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century December 2020 — — Map (db m172444) HM
On North Broad Street just south of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
Thomas county was created by legislative acts of Dec. 23 and 24, 1825 introduced by Thomas J. Johnson, and named for Gen. Jett Thomas, War of 1812 hero. First settlers included John Parramore, Shadrick Atkinson, E. Blackshear, N.R. Mitchell and . . . — — Map (db m174311) HM
On North Broad Street just south of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
In memory of the Confederate Soldiers of Thomas Co. Geo. who died during the War 1861-5. ——— ”On Fame’s eternal camping ground, Their silent tents are spread. And Glory guards with solemn round, the bivouac of the dead.” ——— Erected by the . . . — — Map (db m197901) WM
Near North Broad Street just south of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
Elijah Hill, Jr. • Clarice A. Hobbs • Curtis Thomas William A. Morris • Reverend I.L. Mullins • Helen Clark On August 11, 1975, the Thomasville Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and six . . . — — Map (db m197892) HM
