Confederate Memorial

Historical marker location:

301 South Irwin Avenue, Ocilla, Georgia

( Memorial is at the intersection of South Irwin Avenue and West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on South Irwin Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1940

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.