N of Irwinville, Irwinville, Georgia. County/parish: Irwin.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 01, 1980. NRIS 80001094.
1 contributing site.
Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site (also known as the Jefferson Davis Capture Site) is a 12.668-acre (5.127 ha) state historic site located in Irwin County, Georgia that marks the spot where Confederate States President Jefferson Davis was captured by United States Cavalry on Wednesday, May 10, 1865. The historic site features a granite monument with a bronze bust of Davis that is located at the place of capture. The memorial museum, built in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration, features Civil War era weapons, uniforms, artifacts and an exhibit about the president's 1865 flight from Richmond, Virginia to Irwin County, Georgia.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208684