Historic Sites

Find out more about the following historic sites...

Bellevue
The Antebellum mansion home of Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill and a National Historic Landmark;
address: 204 Ben Hill Street, LaGrange, Georgia
phone: 706.884.1832

Confederate Cemetery
Freed slave and master bridge builder Horace King is among the 300-plus Confederate soldiers buried here;
address: Miller Street, LaGrange, Georgia
phone: 706.884.1828

Fort Tyler
On Easter Sunday, April 16, 1865, Federal forces engaged Confederate soliders defending Fort Tyler. The day long battle culminated in the death of General Tyler, and the imprisionment of all remaining soliders. In total, 19 Confederate soliders died in battle that day. The battle actually occurred seven days after the Confederacy had surrended as word had not reached the forces in that area.
address: 6th Avenue, West Point, Georgia
phone: 706.645.8378
web: www.forttyler.com

Fort Tyler Cemetery
Across the river from Fort Tyler is the Fort Tyler Cemetery. The Confederate dead from the battle of West Point are buried here including General Tyler.
address: U.S. 29, West Point, Georgia
phone: 706.645.8378
web: www.forttyler.com

Franklin D. Roosevelt?s Historic Pools & Springs
Healing pools used by Franklin D. Roosevelt;
address: 6391 Roosevelt Highway, Warm Springs, Georgia
phone: n/a

Heard County Historical Center and Museum
The Old Jail was originally constructed in 1912 and features original gallows and jail cells, other exhibits.
address: North Court Square, Franklin, Georgia
phone: 706.675.6507

Historic Langdale Theater
An acoustically engineered masterpiece, this 1937 theater was restored in 1993 and is used for community and school functions;
address: 2002 41st Street, Valley, Alabama
phone: 334.756.3418
web: www.langdalecompany.com

Old Freight Depot
Built in 1887, this West Point depot was visited by Jefferson Davis; renovation into museum and community center in progress;
address: U.S. 29, West Point, Georgia
phone: 706.645.6218

Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation
State-of-the-art rehabilitation facilities operate alongside various historic structures FDR had built; guided tours;
address: 6135 Roosevelt Highway, Warm Springs, Georgia
phone: 706.655.5000
web: www.rooseveltrehab.org

Troup County Archives
Home of Troup County Historical Society and a large collection of local and state references;
address: 136 Main Street, LaGrange, Georgia
phone: 706.884.1828
web: www.trouparchives.org

Victoria Belle, A Special Event Facility
Located in an elegantly restored 1897 antebellum estate home, Victoria Belle specializes in hosting gala affairs such as weddings, receptions, luncheons and business meetings;
address: 602 East Main Street, Hogansville, Georgia
phone: 706.637.4933
web: www.victoriabelleweddings.com