Fitzgerald

Across Georgia, Fitzgerald is distinguished by its 1895 founding by Philander H. Fitzgerald as a colony for Union veterans. It lies on Georgia’s Atlantic Coastal Plain, where level terrain and pine-country landscapes shape much of the south-central interior. The original street grid preserves an unusual civic legacy: roads named for Union and Confederate figures, including Grant and Lee, intersect in town. Fitzgerald is the seat of Ben Hill County and is known for free-ranging Burmese chickens roaming its streets. The Blue and Gray Museum recalls the community’s Civil War connections. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Fitzgerald and Georgia’s Coastal Plain.

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