Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 - 1902

This 'Hiker' statue honors Georgians who served in the 1898 Spanish-American War and its aftermath in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. United Spanish War Veterans groups raised the memorial around 1940.

Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 - 1902 is a historical marker in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, erected in 1940. It is one of 8 historical markers documented in Ben Hill County, among 59 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.7147, -83.2544 near Fitzgerald. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fitzgerald (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jefferson Davis Memorial State Park, Fitzgerald Rotary Club, and Ben Hill County.

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