Albany Georgia

Bridge House contained the private offices of Albany, Georgia's founder, Colonel Nelson Tift. During the Civil War, the cellar housed food supplies for the Confederate Navy. Bridge House is located downtown in Riverfront Park and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Broad Avenue Bridge

This concrete and steel bridge spanning the Flint River was built in 1920 as a memorial to Dougherty County veterans of World War I. This bridge was closed in 2009 and was replaced by a new bridge that has siince received two design awards: 2016 Georgia Chapter Transportation Project of the Year by the The American Public Works Association and the People’s Choice Award for bridge design was awarded to Heath and Lineback Engineering of Atlanta, designers of the new bridge.    Nearest hotel: Hilton Garden Inn

The church was built just before the beginning of the Civil war. The bricks used in building the church were hand made by negro slaves from Baker County. During the Civil War, the church was used as a hospital for Confederate soldiers. Old St. Teresa is located downtown on Residence Avenue. Mass is celebrated there each Wednesday at 12 noon.   Nearest hotel: Hilton Garden Inn

Events at Old St. Teresa:    Mass, Wednesdays, 12 Noon..........

Thronateeska Heritage Center is keeper of Albany and Southwest Georgia history. Thronateeska, which means giving forth, is the name the Creek Indians called the Flint River. The Creek Indians inhabited the area which is now Albany, before the city was founded in 1836 by Colonel Nelson Tift. The permanent collections on display at Discovery Center include All My Babies, photographs from the 1950 documentary of the work of Albany Georgia midwife, Mary Coley. This documentary has been used to train medical personnel around the world.

Located in Downtown Albany's Heritage Plaza, Thronateeska centers around Discovery Depot, a train station built in 1912-13 and constructed in Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style. In accordance with segregation customs of that time period, the depot, originally called Union Station, was built with two separated waiting area, one for Caucasian-Americans and one for African-Americans. Today, Discovery Depot is a popular downtown venue used in full by all. Other Thronateeska Heritage Center attractions include Wetherbee Planetarium, Science Discovery Center and the old Tift Grocery Warehouse. Nearest hotel: Hilton Garden Inn