Historical Marker

Jefferson Davis Memorial State Park (Ocilla)

Ocilla · Irwin County · Erected 1957

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The Story

Tracing Davis's flight from Washington, Georgia, this marker recounts how the Confederate president was run down and captured near Irwinville on May 10, 1865, his dream of a continued resistance west of the Mississippi ending forever.

About this site

Jefferson Davis Memorial State Park is a historical marker in Ocilla, Irwin County, erected in 1957. It is one of 8 historical markers documented in Irwin County, among 68 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.5942, -83.2611 near Ocilla. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ocilla Public School (historic place), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Irwin County Courthouse, Veterans of All Wars Memorial, and Irwin County.

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

Also at or near Ocilla, Irwin County

“Jefferson Davis Memorial State Park” names 2 distinct records in Irwin County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1957 in Ocilla. The others:

Jefferson Davis Memorial State Park — Historical Marker in Irwinville (1957)

📍 31.5942, -83.2611 · Ocilla, Irwin County

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