Historical Marker

Paul Anderson

Vidalia · Toombs County · Erected 1995

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

Olympic weightlifting gold medalist Paul Anderson, hailed as one of the world's strongest men, settled in Vidalia, where he and his wife Glenda founded a youth home for troubled boys in 1961. He died in Vidalia in 1994.

About this site

Paul Anderson is a historical marker in Vidalia, Toombs County, erected in 1995. It is one of 6 historical markers documented in Toombs County, among 79 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.2345, -82.4061 near Vidalia. The nearest cataloged historic site is Citizens Bank of Vidalia (historic place), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include East Park Cemetery, Unknown Confederate Graves, and Leader--Rosansky House.

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

📍 32.2345, -82.4061 · Vidalia, Toombs County

Directions (Apple)Google Maps View map

Get Georgia Roam — 12,000+ historic sites in your pocket

See this site and every marker, cemetery, courthouse, museum, battlefield and landmark across Georgia on one live map — find what's near you, get directions, and collect sites as you roam.

or open the live map in your browser →

Free · ad-free · the iOS app and the web map share one account, so your visits sync across both

Nearby in Toombs County

Historic Place

Citizens Bank of Vidalia

Unknown Confederate Graves

Vidalia

Historic Place

Leader--Rosansky House

Vidalia

Historic Place

Peterson--Wilbanks House

Vidalia

Historic Place

Brazell, Crawford W., House

Vidalia

Museum

Altama Museum of ART & History