Historical Marker
Sparta
Historical marker location:
12912 Broad Street, Sparta, Georgia
( Marker is on Broad Street (Georgia Route 15/16) 0 miles east of Boland Street, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1955
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.