Historical Marker

Stepping Back in Time

Bainbridge · Decatur County

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

From this overlook above the Flint River, downtown Bainbridge grew around a busy steamboat port whose docks shipped cotton and turpentine and anchored the town's economy well into the 20th century.

About this site

Stepping Back in Time 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 30.9082, -84.5794 near Bainbridge. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bainbridge Beginnings (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The First Seminole War in Decatur County, Decatur County During the Creek and Seminole Wars Era, and The Battle of Fowltown.

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

📍 30.9082, -84.5794 · Bainbridge, Decatur County

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