George Winn
George Winn pro baseball player
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Steel Crosses
Evergreen Cemetery These steel crosses are being placed in Evergreen Cemetery as memorials to replace the wooden crosses which are in...
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Bicentennial Bicycle
This bicycle sculpture was placed on Main Street in 2024 as an icon for the Perry Bicentennial Celebration. Signs inside the wheels can...
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Perry Presbyterian Church
1111 S 2nd St, Perry, GA 31069 Members of the Presbyterian belief constituted Perry Presbyterian Church in 1847, but a sanctuary was not...
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Springhill School
Springhill School erect in 1905 as a one room school for the Heard Community in Houston County.
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Perry Area Historical Museum
The Perry Area Historical Society's Museum offers a collection of artifacts and memorabilia from Perry's earliest days. Of particular...
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Sinclair Station
In the city of Perry, in the early 1930s, there was a young man by the name of Henry Matthews who was about to get married. The...
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Tolleson Tree
This 1500-year-old cypress tree was cut from the Ocmulgee River bottom in the 1940s by J. M. "Cap" Tolleson for his new motor court at...
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Courthouse Displays
Two display windows in the Houston County Courthouse are maintained by the Perry Historical Society. Displays are themed as in this one...
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General Courtney Hicks Hodges
Courtney Hicks Hodges (born January 5, 1887, Perry, Georgia, U.S.—died January 16, 1966, San Antonio, Texas) American army officer who...
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Perry Georgia
Perry, the seat of Houston County, is sometimes called the “Crossroads of Georgia” because the Interstate 75 and U.S. Highway 41...
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Georgia's 2nd Governor John Houstoun
John Houstoun was twice governor of Georgia, the first mayor of the city of Savannah, and an early supporter of independence from...
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Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
The city of Perry, GA was named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, who was an American naval commander and a hero of the War of...
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New Perry Hotel
New Perry Hotel, National Archives Catalog In 1833, shortly after Perry was established as the seat of Houston County, a hotel known as...
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U.S. Senator Sam Nunn
Sam Nunn represented Georgia for twenty-four years in the U.S. Senate, where he distinguished himself by his passion for legislation...
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