Charles A. Lindbergh

In May 1923, future aviation legend Charles Lindbergh bought a surplus Curtiss 'Jenny' at Americus's Souther Field and made his first solo flight in it, having logged few hours. Four years later he flew alone from New York to Paris.

Charles A. Lindbergh is a historical marker in Americus, Sumter County. It is one of 37 historical markers documented in Sumter County, among 91 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.1185, -84.1881 near Americus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lindbergh's Solo Flight (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Sunset Memorial Gardens, Staley Memorial Gardens, and Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery.

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