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Cultural Tourism<br />

Continue to identify, recognize & protect<br />

Quitman and Brooks County’s cultural<br />

resources<br />

Refer to the <strong>Georgia</strong> Heritage Tourism Handbook on<br />

methodology for:<br />

Protecting and restoring: historic homes &<br />

neighborhoods; landmark businesses & restaurants;<br />

schools & churches; and cemeteries & statues<br />

Quitman qualities and cultural assets -<br />

Potential for consideration; packaging and<br />

marketing:<br />

• Quitman’s rich landscape background<br />

• Camellias – history <strong>of</strong> Betty Sheffield<br />

• Historic buildings<br />

• Beautiful homes and gardens<br />

• Plantations for hunting and fishing<br />

• Horses/riding academies/walking horses<br />

• Walk-able downtown with a town square feel<br />

• Landscaped medians/streetscapes<br />

• Old churches and cemeteries<br />

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