"History never looks like history when you are living through it."  - John W. Gardner (1912 - 2002)     Located in a historic [ ... ]

 "The arriving engines, the hoarse shouts, the nimble stepping and daring,
The strong command through the fire-trumpets, the falling in line, [ ... ]

"I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says: 'Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damnedest.' I think [ ... ]

"The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and animals, or collectively: the land."
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 Explore the capture site of the president of the Confederacy, a State Memorial Historic Park. Tour the thirteen-acre wooded park, the Civil War  [ ... ]

Mother Enterprise Monument. Originally a water fountain, this monument in the first Plaza Park in the City is dedicated to Mother Enterprise, Nettie C [ ... ]

1930's Restored Art Deco Movie Theatre The Grand Theatre is a restored 1936 Art Deco facility capable of showing historic and first run 35  [ ... ]

For information and booking:
Jon Durkovic
Physical Location:
115 South Main Street
Mailing Address:
119 South Main Street
Fitzgerald, GA 31750
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 "The enjoyment of scenery employs the mind without fatigue and yet exercises it; tranquilizes it and enlivens it." - Frederick La [ ... ]

"No man can become rich, without himself enriching others."  - Andrew Carnegie       The Carnegie Center is locat [ ... ]

  Paulk Park Campground is located at Paulk Park Road off Perry House Road in Fitzgerald, GA. Base your exploration of the Fitzgerald area am [ ... ]

"At moments of great enthusiasm it seems to me that no one in the world has ever made something this beautiful and important."
 - M.C.  [ ... ]

 "What I dream of is an art of balance."  - Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954), O Magazine, April 2003   Fitzgerald Welcomes the Worl [ ... ]

 With our ideal climate and setting, some form of relaxation and recreation is available to the citizens of Ben Hill County every day of the year [ ... ]

An abundance of sports & recreational events and facilities are available in Fitzgerald including softball
and gymnastics tournaments, p [ ... ]

With a rich collection of local and genealogy materials,  unique locally drawn murals in the children’s room, fast wired and wireless Inter [ ... ]

The Colony City Opry Sizzles Every Saturday Night.........
"Music for the people, by the people"On Saturday nights from 6:00 p.m. - [ ... ]

Fitzgerald, Georgia...A unique planned city 
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1,000 acres of woodlands, selected in July of 1895 to become a new community for Ci [ ... ]

"To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel."
 - Frank [ ... ]

  Fitzgerald offers a range of eateries for every taste.  From down home southern cooking to Mexican, Italian and Chinese cuisine, yo [ ... ]