Historical Marker
Quitman Veterans Memorial
Historical marker location:
100 E. Screven Street, Quitman, Georgia
( Memorial is at the intersection of E. Screven Street and S. Court Street, on the right when traveling west on E. Screven Street.)
Marker installed: 1921
Georgia was the site of the first European settlement in what is now the United States. In 1565, the Spanish established a settlement on St. Simons Island, which is now part of Georgia.