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Thronateeska Heritage Center, Albany, GA

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Thronateeska Heritage Center

A science and history museum with a planetarium and a regional archives in downtown Albany, Georgia.

Heritage Plaza, 100 block of West Roosevelt Avenue · Albany, GA

About Thronateeska Heritage Center

Thronateeska is a nonprofit in Albany, Georgia, devoted to history and science education in Southwest Georgia. Its museum displays fossil casts, aviation models, a surveying and mapping collection, and railroad history from the Union Depot era. Visitors can also see a brick street from 1913 and learn about local companies such as Bob's Candy Company. The site includes a planetarium and the South Georgia Archives, which holds regional records.

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