• The region is located on the southwestern side of the state, bordering Alabama.
• The major cities in this region include Columbus (Columbus-Muscogee County), located along the Alabama border, Americus (Sumter County), located southeast of Columbus, and Cordele (Crisp County), located in the southeastern part of the region. Fort Benning Military Reservation (Chattahoochee County), the world's largest infantry camp, is located just to the south of Columbus along the Alabama border.

• Two interstate highways run through the region, Interstate 185 and Interstate 75. Interstate 185 connects Columbus with Interstate 85 just outside the northern boundary of the region in Troup County. Interstate 75 passes through Crisp and Dooly Counties on the eastern side of the region. A number of US highways run through the region, including US Highway 19 which moves north-south through Taylor and Schley Counties, then passes through Americus in Sumter County in the center of the region. Other US Highways in the region include 27 going south from Columbus, 82 running east-west across the southern tip of the region, and 280, passing through Americus along the south-central border of the region.
• The Flint River and the Chattahoochee River are the two major rivers that flow through the region. The Flint River forms Lake Blackshear in Crisp County after passing through the east-central portion of the region. The region's largest body of water is the Walter F. George Reservoir, located on the Georgia/ Alabama border in the southern portion of the region.
• The region is home to a number of state parks, such as George T. Bagby State Park, Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park, Florence Marina State Park, Georgia Veterans' Memorial State Park and Providence Canyon Conservation Park. In addition, there are three national sites in the region: Andersonville National Historic Site, Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, and Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge.

P.O. Box 850, Blakely, Ga. 39823

CONTACT INFORMATION

DCA Regional Representative:
Spencer Mueller
(229) 723-9184

DEcD,Regional Project Manager
Michelle Nelson-Hawkins
(706) 569-2889

DEcD - Tourism Representative:
Becky Bassett
(706) 649-7228

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