Historical Marker

The Olympic Torch Paused at this Site

Tifton · Tift County

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On July 11, 1996, the Olympic flame paused here on its long relay to the Centennial Games in Atlanta. The marker honors the local torchbearers who carried the flame through their community that summer.

About this site

The Olympic Torch Paused at this Site 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 31.4532, -83.5096 near Tifton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Purple Heart Memorial (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include John Larkin Wright, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, William W. Outerbridge, Rear Admiral, USN, and A.V. "Bubba" Akin.

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

📍 31.4532, -83.5096 · Tifton, Tift County

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