Historical Marker

Civil War Cannon

Bainbridge · Decatur County

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The Story

This cannon stands in Willis Park as a Confederate memorial, unveiled in 1906 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy before crowds drawn from three states to honor the Confederate dead.

About this site

Civil War Cannon is a historical marker in Bainbridge, Decatur County. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Decatur County, among 86 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 30.9063, -84.5760 near Bainbridge. The nearest cataloged historic site is Samuel Marvin Griffin (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Bainbridge Volunteers, Winecoff Memorial, and Decatur County.

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

📍 30.9063, -84.5760 · Bainbridge, Decatur County

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