Historical Marker

First Black Graduate of West Point

Thomasville · Thomas County · Erected 1989

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The Story

Born enslaved in Thomasville in 1856, Henry Ossian Flipper became the first Black graduate of West Point in 1877. Court-martialed and dismissed in 1882 on disputed charges, he was exonerated long after his death and pardoned in 1999.

About this site

First Black Graduate of West Point is a historical marker in Thomasville, Thomas County, erected in 1989. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Thomas County, among 113 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 30.8448, -83.9880 near Thomasville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Flipper Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Old Cemetery, Lapham-Patterson House, and Church of the Good Shepherd.

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

📍 30.8448, -83.9880 · Thomasville, Thomas County

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