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Andersonville National Historic SiteSculpture in the POW Memorial Courtyard
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Andersonville National Historic Site
Places To Go

For more information on area attractions, lodging, dining and travel arrangements:

The Jimmy Carter National Historic Site is just 22 miles away from Andersonville.

The Americus Sumter County Tourism Council based in Americus has information on lodging, dining and other attractions south of the park.

The Macon County Chamber of Commerce web site lists lodging, dining and other attractions north of the park.

For other sites to see in the southwest Georgia region, visit the Presidential Pathways and/or Georgia Official Tourism.
Plaque at entrance to National Prisoner of War Museum  

Did You Know?
On April 9, 1942 on the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines, 10,000 American soldiers became prisoners of the Japanese. Exactly 56 years later the National Prisoner of War Museum was dedicated. Many former POWs and their families attended, including survivors of the Bataan Death March.

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Last Updated: May 29, 2009 at 11:08 EST