Historical Marker

The First Presbyterian Church of Americus

Americus · Sumter County

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The Story

Organized in 1842, this congregation built its Victorian-Gothic sanctuary in 1884, among the oldest surviving churches in Americus. Its bell rang daily through the 1979-1981 Iranian hostage crisis.

About this site

The First Presbyterian Church of Americus 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 32.0713, -84.2340 near Americus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Confederate Hospitals (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Sumter County, Luther H. Story, and Sumter County Courthouse Bell.

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

📍 32.0713, -84.2340 · Americus, Sumter County

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