Lindbergh's Solo Flight

In 1923 an unknown 21-year-old bought a war-surplus Curtiss 'Jenny' here at Souther Field and, with little instruction, taught himself to fly solo. Four years later Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic alone.

Lindbergh's Solo Flight is a historical marker in Americus, Sumter County, erected in 1985. 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 32.1098, -84.1846 near Americus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Charles A. Lindbergh (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Sunset Memorial Gardens, Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery, and Staley Memorial Gardens.

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