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Downtown Links of Interest
Americus-Sumter County Welcome Center
Planning on visiting historic Americus? Visit our Welcome Center on-line for listings of accommodations, restaurants, historic sites, local events and festivals and other interesting information on the Americus area.
Americus-Sumter County Chamber of Commerce
Our mission is to promote the civic, social, cultural, commercial, industrial, agricultural, educations and general economic growth, prosperity and welfare of the people of Americus and Sumter County.
Georgia Department of Industry Trade & Tourism
Find valuable information on the State of Georgia’s Tourism, Economic Development, International Trade, as well as film and video opportunities.
The National Main Street Center, a part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, created the Main Street Approach to downtown revitalization and promotes the use of the approach to communities to revitalize their traditional commercial areas.. It serves as the nation’s clearinghouse for information, technical assistance, research and advocacy on preservation-based commercial district revitalization
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is headquartered in Atlanta and it’s website has valuable information regarding Historic Preservation, as well as the Georgia Main Street program. The Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources serves as the State Historic Preservation Office in Georgia.
Georgia Southwestern State University Center for Business and Economic Development
The Center for Business and Economic Development at Georgia Southwestern State University, housed in the School of Business Administration, provides support services to existing and potential business, economic development agencies, and local governments in the area served by Georgia Southwestern. These services and assistance include conducting and dissemination of business and economic research, consulting services, and training and development of staff, workforce, and management.
Penny Post Cards of Americus, Georgia
This website takes you back to when post cards were only 1¢. They are shown for your enjoyment.
The Sumter County Genealogy site provides a source of information for all those with connections to Sumter County, Georgia.
