Historical Marker

Purple Heart Memorial

Athens · Athens-Clarke County

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This memorial honors recipients of the Purple Heart, the nation's oldest military decoration, first created by George Washington in 1782 and revived in 1932 for soldiers wounded or killed in service.

About this site

Purple Heart Memorial is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County. It is one of 105 historical markers documented in Athens-Clarke County, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9283, -83.3862 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Former Site of Fairhaven Tuberculosis Sanitarium (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Judge Frank Daniel Foley, Maj. Gen. Albert B. Jones, and John L. (Judge) Beaver Pavilion.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.9283, -83.3862 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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