March 7, 2011

Nationwide Coverage of Savannah CW 150 Historical Marker Dedication

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Nationwide Coverage of Savannah CW 150 Historical Marker Dedication

As part of the national sesquicentennial commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Georgia Historical Society, the Georgia Department of Economic Development and other state and private agencies are collaborating on a project to use historical markers to promote tourism and create better access to Georgia’s Civil War history.

With assistance and support from the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Georgia Department of Labor, Georgia Battlefields Association, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, GHS commissioned new markers as well as recast and replaced seven missing and/or damaged markers in the original locations along Sherman’s March to the Sea. The new markers interpret previously unrepresented elements of the war, presenting to the public the full spectrum of Georgia’s Civil War experience.

Georgia marker tells Civil War tale of '40 acres' (continued)

by Russ Bynum/AP, The Washington Times

Ga. marks Civil War's '40 acres and a mule'

by Russ Bynum/AP, The Miami Herald

Georgia marks Civil War's '40 acres and a mule'

by Russ Bynum, Savannah Morning News

Ga. marks Civil War's '40 acres and a mule'

by Russ Bynum/AP, Richmond Times-Dispatch

Marker placed dedicated to Gen. Sherman promise

WTOC, Savannah

Historical markers continue to represent Savannah, by Maureen Burke

Letters to the editor, Savannah Morning News