Historical Marker

Purple Heart Memorial

Tifton · Tift County

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This memorial honors all American servicemen and women wounded in the nation's wars, recalling the Purple Heart's lineage from George Washington's 1782 Badge of Military Merit, revived in 1932.

About this site

Purple Heart Memorial is a historical marker in Tifton, Tift County. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Tift County, among 30 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.4534, -83.5104 near Tifton. The nearest cataloged historic site is John Larkin Wright, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include William W. Outerbridge, Rear Admiral, USN, A.V. "Bubba" Akin, and Henry Tift Myers.

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

📍 31.4534, -83.5104 · Tifton, Tift County

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