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Contact: Susan Sernaker, 229 518-2846
Announcement of Temporary Closure and Public Use Limitation for Portion of Andersonville National Historic SiteANDERSONVILLE, Ga.-- Beginning Thursday, January 19, 2023, Andersonville National Historic Site will have a temporary closure and limitation on visitor access to the area near the National POW Museum parking area. The closure will allow park staff to make necessary repairs to the affected area and includes a minimal portion of the parking area for buses. Ample parking remains available and there should be no disruption to the visiting public.
This closure is being done in the interest of visitor safety. The area in question is eroding rapidly due to the failure of the storm water drainage system and loosening soil. Large portions of earth are caving in at random. Rapid soil erosion has caused the undercutting of a volunteer trail in the closure area and poses a serious risk to anyone walking in the area. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic may cause additional impacts to this failing draining system and so the decision has been made to close the area.
The area is not a designated visitor use area and the closure will have little impact to the visiting public.The closure is in effect indefinitely for safety and repair purposes. For further information please contact Gia Wagner, Superintendent, at 229-931-7200 or via email at gia_wagner@nps.gov.
Andersonville National Historic Site is located 10 miles south of Oglethorpe, GA and 10 miles northeast of Americus, GA on Georgia Highway 49. The national park features the National Prisoner of War Museum, Andersonville National Cemetery, and the site of the historic Camp Sumter Civil War prison. Andersonville National Historic Site is the only unit of the National Park System to serve as a memorial to all American prisoners of war. Admission to the park is free. For more information about the park call 229 924-0343, visit our website, or check us out on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.www.nps.gov
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Last updated: April 5, 2024