National Prisoner of War Museum

Opened in 1998 on the grounds of the deadly Andersonville Civil War prison, this is the nation's only museum devoted to the American prisoner-of-war experience, honoring captives from the Civil War through modern conflicts.

National Prisoner of War Museum is a historical marker in Andersonville, Macon County. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Macon County, among 35 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.1978, -84.1268 near Andersonville. The nearest cataloged historic site is 27th Bombardment Group (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pigeon-Roosts, Patriotic Work of the National Woman's Relief Corps, and Andersonville National Historic Site.

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