1996 Summer Olympics torch relay

none 1996 Summer 1996 Olympic Torch Relay logo.svg Atlanta, Georgia, United States Greece, United States 26875 km us 12,467 April 27, 1996 July 19, 1996 Sheryl Fendley, Gill Design Peter Mastrogiannis, Malcolm Grear Designers The 1996 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from April 27 to July 19, leading up to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The route covered 26875 km us across the United States and featured a wide variety in the methods of transport used, including bicycles, boats, and trains. The National Pony Express Association participated in the journey, with riders carrying the torch for over 56 continuous hours. The torch was taken on board a replica of a 19th-century packet boat and pulled for 3.2 km us along the Erie Canal by mule. The torch was also carried into space for the first time, with astronauts taking an unlit torch with them aboard Space Shuttle Columbia as part of STS-78. The relay involved over 12,000 torchbearers, including Muhammad Ali, who was chosen to ignite the Olympic cauldron.https://www.olympic.org/videos/muhammad-ali-lights-the-olympic-cauldron Muhammad Ali Lights the Olympic Cauldron 2017-02-06 International Olympic Committee 2018-03-09 en Organization Planning for the torch relay began in 1993. From the beginning of the planning process, the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) worked closely with the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) to organize the handover of the Olympic flame from Greece to the United States. The last such event in the United States, the 1984 Summer Olympics torch relay, had been the subject of controversy: Greek organizers opposed the decision to allow anyone who gave money to the relay's charitable sponsors to carry the torch, and had threatened not to light the flame at Olympia. Additionally, Athens had narrowly lost to Atlanta in its bid for the 1996 Olympics, which many Greek officials believed belonged to them because it marked the 100th anniversary of the first modern Olympics in Athens. Atlanta organizers sought to minimize the impact of these events on Greek–American relations by ensuring that the HOC was always included in their plans.MacAloon, John J. "This flame, our eyes: Greek/American/IOC relations, 1984–2002, an ethnographic memoir", Bearing Light: Flame Relays and the Struggle for the Olympic Movement, Routledge, 2013. As a result of these discussions, ACOG agreed to "refrain from selling the honor of carrying the Olympic flame, to control and minimize commercialization of the flame or relay imagery, to prohibit any sponsor identification from appearing on the torch or torchbearer uniform, and to protect and acknowledge only one Olympic flame."http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v1.pdf The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games Volume I The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games April 15, 2024483 Within those constraints, the relay still relied substantially on corporate sponsorship as opposed to public funding. Most of these sponsorships were value-in-kind, with sponsors providing free products and services to the relay organizers rather than paying money to ACOG. The Coca-Cola Company was the presenting sponsor of the relay, and was the only company permitted to create relay-related merchandise and advertising. Coca-Cola was also responsible for selecting 2,500 of the torchbearers. The company gave nomination forms away as part of a promotional deal with 12-packs of their cans, with the entries largely being selected at random. Revenue from the drinks sold from the travelling party were donated to charity. Transportation services, both for the flame itself and for relay organizers making preparations along the route, were provided by Delta Air Lines, Union Pacific Railroad, and BMW, with Texaco providing fuel for the motor vehicles used in the relay. Communications and technology services were provided by BellSouth, Motorola, and IBM. The torchbearer uniforms were designed and manufactured by the Sara Lee Corporation, which then owned the Hanes and Champion clothing brands. Holiday Inn provided accommodations and meeting spaces for organizers along the route.490 Troopers of the Georgia State Patrol accompanied the flame along the entire route and guarded it overnight."Carrying a Dream: The Pre-Olympic Event; The Flame Arrives in Upstate New York", The New York Times, June 17, 1996, Web. Retrieved May 30, 2024. In planning the flame's route across the United States, organizers drew on the successful experience of the 1984 relay as well as the 1992 relay in Spain, which had used a wider variety of means of transportation in addition to runners on foot. Combining elements of these two past events would allow for a "celebration of Americana" that would visit significantly more towns and famous locations than the 1984 relay, done solely by runners, in almost exactly the same span of time. For the first time, logistics and planning for the relay was handled by Além International Management, which has been responsible for almost all Olympic torch relays since 1996 and has followed the same model each time. A preliminary route had been decided by early 1994, and organizer Rennie Truitt was tasked with driving its entire length that summer to choose specific roads and landmarks that would be visited.Pousner, Howard. "Coming to America", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 26, 1996, page H10. The route of the torch relay was announced on July 23, 1995, in a televised special on NBC hosted by Bob Costas and ACOG president Billy Payne. It was the longest Olympic torch relay route that had been staged up to that time, covering a distance of 15,000 mi km, visiting 42 of the 50 states, and lasting for 84 days. The length was chosen so that the Olympic flame would burn in the United States for a total of 100 days from its arrival in Los Angeles to its extinguishing at the closing ceremonies, representing the Centennial Olympics. The flame was to be carried by 10,000 torchbearers. 5,500 of these torchbearers were chosen by local affiliates of the United Way of America, with another 2,500 chosen through a sweepstakes held by Coca-Cola, and the remaining 2,000 selected by the U.S. Olympic Committee and ACOG.Pousner, Howard. "Torch's trip to Atlanta a 42-state extravaganza", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 24, 1995, page C4. Torch thumb|Top section of a torch showing the logo of the 1996 Games The torch was designed by Greek-American Peter Mastrogiannis of Malcolm Grear Designers. The Georgia Institute of Technology College of Engineering and Atlanta Gas Light turned the design into a reality.489 It featured 22 aluminum "reeds", representing the number of times that the Games had been held. A gold-plated band towards the base of the torch features the names of all 20 host cities up to and including Atlanta, while the logo is etched into another band near the top. The handle, made of Georgia hardwood collected by the Georgia Forestry Commission and manufactured by Hillerich & Bradsby, maker of Louisville Slugger bats, is found near the center of the 76 cm us torch. In total it weighed 1600 g. Torchbearers were allowed to purchase for $275 the torch that they had carried. During the initial leg of the torch relay in Greece, hasty modifications were made to the design of the torch. It was found that the reeds could melt while the flame was lit, requiring engineers to design a screen which could protect the reeds from the flame without affecting the performance of the torch. The propane used to fuel the torch was replaced with propylene so that it would burn brighter, requiring the thousands of torches already made to be disassembled in order to replace the fuel inside.489 Relay Greece In keeping with tradition, the flame was lit at the Temple of Hera in the Greek city of Olympia on March 30, 1996. First Lady Hillary Clinton headed the American delegation at the lighting ceremony. Greek long jumper Kostas Koukodimos was the first torchbearer.Cheakalos, Christina. "Sacred ceremony sparks flame's trip", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 31, 1996, page B12. Over 800 people carried the torch a distance of 2141 km us across Greece, the most extensive in the history of the Games, to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1896 Olympics in Athens. The Greek leg of the relay culminated on April 6, when the torch arrived at Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.Wilson, Rusty. "An Olympic Fairy Tale: The 1996 Olympic Flame Relay in Greece", Journal of Olympic History 6.1, Winter 1998, pages 10-13.Cheakalos, Christina. "Centennial glory: Competition reveals Greek pride, anger", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 7, 1996, page H1. The flame was carried through Athens by representatives of every country which had hosted an Olympic Games in the past century."Torch for Tewksbury", Montreal Gazette, April 4, 1996, page C1. DateLocationsCheakalos, Christina. "Greek legends, history inspire torchbearers", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 4, 1996, page B4.MapInset map March 30 Olympia, Pyrgos, Kalamata Greece 350 right Greece Olympia left Olympia, Greece 37.6388 21.6298 Greece Pyrgos, Elis 37.6712 21.4420 Greece Kalamata 37.0372 22.1123 Greece Mount Taygetus 36.9522 22.3506 Greece Sparta, Laconia 37.0734 22.4309 Greece Tegea 37.4565 22.4192 Greece Tripoli, Greece 37.5088 22.3712 Greece Nafplio 37.5681 22.8024 Greece Argos, Peloponnese 37.6351 22.7282 Greece Corinth (modern city) 37.9373 22.9315 Greece Patras 38.2447 21.7348 Greece Missolonghi 38.3686 21.4299 Greece Navpaktos 38.3930 21.8341 Greece Galaxidi 38.3758 22.3821 Greece Itea, Phocis 38.4318 22.4246 Greece Amfissa 38.5253 22.3793 Greece Delphi (modern town) 38.4791 22.4947 Greece Mount Parnassus 38.5339 22.6196 Greece Thebes, Greece 38.3229 23.3207 Greece Vergina bottom Vergina 40.4871 22.3165 Greece Naousa left Naousa, Imathia 40.6300 22.0679 Greece Pella top Pella 40.7628 22.5262 Greece Thessaloniki Thessaloniki 40.6391 22.9375 Greece Marathon, Greece 38.1532 23.9618 Greece Athens right Athens 37.9683 23.7410 Greece Peloponnese 350 right Greece Peloponnese Olympia Olympia, Greece 37.6388 21.6298 Greece Peloponnese Pyrgos left Pyrgos, Elis 37.6712 21.4420 Greece Peloponnese Kalamata left Kalamata 37.0372 22.1123 Greece Peloponnese Taygetus bottom Mount Taygetus 36.9522 22.3506 Greece Peloponnese Sparta Sparta, Laconia 37.0734 22.4309 Greece Peloponnese Tegea bottom Tegea 37.4565 22.4192 Greece Peloponnese Tripoli left Tripoli, Greece 37.5088 22.3712 Greece Peloponnese Nafplio Nafplio 37.5681 22.8024 Greece Peloponnese Argos top Argos, Peloponnese 37.6351 22.7282 Greece Peloponnese Corinth left Corinth (modern city) 37.9373 22.9315 Greece Peloponnese Patras left Patras 38.2447 21.7348 Greece Peloponnese Missolonghi left Missolonghi 38.3686 21.4299 Greece Peloponnese Navpaktos   top Navpaktos 38.3930 21.8341 Greece Peloponnese Galaxidi bottom Galaxidi 38.3758 22.3821 Greece Peloponnese Itea left Itea, Phocis 38.4318 22.4246 Greece Peloponnese Amfissa top Amfissa 38.5253 22.3793 Greece Peloponnese Delphi right Delphi (modern town) 38.4791 22.4947 Greece Peloponnese Parnassus Mount Parnassus 38.5339 22.6196 Greece Peloponnese Thebes right Thebes, Greece 38.3229 23.3207 Greece Peloponnese Marathon Marathon, Greece 38.1532 23.9618 Greece Peloponnese Athens Athens 37.9683 23.7410 March 31 Kalamata, Taygetus, Sparta, Tegea April 1 Tegea, Tripoli, Nafplio, Argos, Corinth April 2 Corinth, Patras April 3 Patras, Missolonghi, Navpaktos, Galaxidi, Itea, Amfissa, Delphi April 4 Delphi, Parnassus, Thebes, Vergina April 5 Vergina, Naousa, Pella, Thessaloniki April 6 Thessaloniki, Marathon, Athens (Panathenaic Stadium) United States thumb| The Centennial Spirit, Delta Air Lines' specially painted McDonnell Douglas MD-11 that was used to transport the flame from Athens to Los Angeles.thumb|Rafer Johnson, pictured as a flagbearer at the 1960 Summer Olympics, was the first torchbearer.thumb|A runner carrying the torch near Tampa, Floridathumb|Muhammad Ali, the surprise final torchbearer, pictured in 2004 After burning in Athens for three weeks, HOC president Antonios Tzikas formally handed the flame to ACOG president Billy Payne on April 26. A lantern containing the flame was loaded onto The Centennial Spirit, a specially painted Delta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-11, at Athens' Ellinikon International Airport early on the morning of April 27. The flight from Athens to Los Angeles International Airport lasted 14 hours, departing Athens at 4 a.m. local time and arriving in Los Angeles by 9 a.m. local time.Pousner, Howard. "Passing the torch: Payne will accept Olympic flame in a ceremony today in Greece", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 26, 1996, page H1.Turner, Melissa. "Excitement builds as Atlanta delegation awaits flame", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 26, 1996, page H12. From the airport, the flame was carried in a helicopter to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, site of the 1984 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, for a nationally televised ceremony to mark the beginning of the relay. ACOG attempted to arrange for the nude statues in front of the Coliseum to be covered during the event,Harvey, Randy. "Nude Statues Fail to Qualify for Torch Relay", Los Angeles Times, April 25, 1996, page A23. but the statues ultimately remained uncovered. Billy Payne lit the first torch from the lantern before passing it to Rafer Johnson, who had lit the cauldron in 1984, to run the first leg. Johnson passed the flame to Gina Hemphill Tillman, granddaughter of Jesse Owens, who had been the first torchbearer on the 1984 relay. Tillman passed it on to swimmer Janet Evans."Symbolizing the Spirit: Flame Arrives to Ignite Olympic Torch", Associated Press, via The Oklahoman, April 28, 1996, Section B, page 9. Leaving the Coliseum, the torch was carried through Los Angeles to Santa Monica Pier, then along the Pacific coast.Simon, Stephanie, and Henry Weinstein. "L.A. Kicks Off Olympic Torch Run Across U.S.", Los Angeles Times, April 28, 1996, pages A1 and A22. At one point in Los Angeles, the torch was carried by Robert Zemeckis.Downey, Mike. "He Carries the Torch, by 'Gump'", Los Angeles Times, April 24, 1996, pages C1 and C11. The first day of the relay continued until 4:59 a.m., when the run stopped for an hour in Huntington Beach before continuing on its way to San Diego. Notable torchbearers in San Diego County included Wheel of Fortune hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White in Oceanside"TV notables to gather in Oceanside for torch run", North County Times, April 25, 1996, page B1. and 1936 Olympic athlete Kenny Griffin in Carlsbad. After roughly following the Mexican border to Yuma, Arizona, the torch made its first rail journey to Phoenix. Security was high, as an act of sabotage along the same tracks six months earlier had caused the deadly 1995 Palo Verde derailment.Martz, Ron. "Torch on route of derailed train", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 30, 1996, page E4. In Kingman, Arizona, the route briefly followed the famous Route 66, before exiting the state at the Hoover Dam. It was carried across the rim of the dam by Martha Watson. That morning, to mark the torch's passage, the world's largest U.S. flag was unfurled for the first time across the dam's wall, but it had to be taken down due to high winds before the torch arrived.16Pousner, Howard. "Emotions flow at Hoover Dam", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 2, 1996, page C8. The relay proceeded into Las Vegas, Nevada, where it was announced that the casinos would briefly dim their lights to create a more dramatic entrance for the torch, but did not ultimately do so.16 From Las Vegas, the flame was again loaded onto a special Union Pacific train which brought it across California, with occasional stops to run through larger cities, until it reached San Jose. The torch was carried on a cable car in San Francisco and was run across the Golden Gate Bridge before dawn the next morning. After running to Sacramento, the torch made another rail journey to Eugene, Oregon. The route continued northward, on foot and by bicycle, through Portland and as far north as Seattle, Washington, where the torch crossed Puget Sound on the Seattle–Bremerton ferry, the only ferry ride along the cross-country route."Notebook: Tumble results in a brief flameout, but torch goes on", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 8, 1996, page B2. Cyclist Harley Sheffield dropped and broke the torch while riding with it across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, an incident which received so much publicity that Sheffield was featured as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."Torchbearer Ignites Interest By Snuffing Flame", The Washington Post, May 10, 1996, Web. Retrieved April 18, 2024. Dana Lough, a wheelchair-using torchbearer in Seattle, sustained a serious head injury when her chair was improperly secured on a shuttle bus transporting runners after the relay. From Seattle, the flame traveled to the southeast by train. ACOG president Billy Payne joined the railway journey in Yakima, Washington.Auchmutey, Jim. "Payne accompanies rail caravan on Oregon-Idaho leg", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 10, 1996, page G3. The torch then passed through Idaho on its way to Salt Lake City, Utah, which was awarded the 2002 Winter Olympics shortly before the route was announced. Bart Conner and Nadia Comăneci, Olympic gymnasts who had recently married, carried the torch in Salt Lake City.Auchmutey, Jim. "'Thanks for the day off, torch'", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 11, 1996, page D3. After crossing Wyoming, the relay visited Denver, Colorado and Colorado Springs, home of the United States Olympic Committee headquarters and the U.S. Olympic Training Center. At Julesburg, the torch was picked up by riders of the National Pony Express Association, who carried it (along with a bag of commemorative letters addressed to patients at a children's hospital) on horseback to St. Joseph, Missouri. Like the original Pony Express, the riders traveled non-stop for 58 hours straight, from 9 p.m. on May 13 to 7 a.m. on May 16. While relay organizers had chosen this particular segment of the historic Pony Express route because it mostly ran alongside modern roads which could accommodate the caravan of support vehicles,Chilcote, Gary. "Torch run follows mail trail", St. Joseph News-Press, May 13, 1996, page 1B. road conditions forced them to separate from the torch-bearing riders for some stretches.Longino, Miriam. "As the flame rides the trail, crew relaxes a bit", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 16, 1996, page G4."Atlanta Needs Flame! Notes From a Long Torch Trip", The New York Times Magazine, July 7, 1996, Web. Retrieved April 18, 2024. At Rock Creek Station near Endicott, a horse was spooked and threw its rider, causing another torch to be broken."Horse pitches a fit, breaks Olympic torch", Associated Press, via Macon Telegraph, May 16, 1996, page 1C. The torch traveled southward from St. Joseph into Kansas City, Missouri, then across Kansas and Oklahoma. The relay route, as initially announced, included a stop in Yale, Oklahoma, which organizers described as the "birthplace" of Jim Thorpe. Thorpe was actually born in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, near the town of Prague, and about 50 miles away from Yale, where Thorpe lived briefly as an adult.OLYMPICS: Torch Run Takes a Wrong Turn https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/09/sports/olympics-torch-run-takes-a-wrong-turn.html The New York Times 9 December 1995 7 May 2012 Jere Longman Residents of Prague protested the decision and asked for the torch to be rerouted to their town. The relay organizers resisted these requests at first, saying that the route had already been carefully planned and could not be significantly altered,Hutchison, Mark A. "Route Inflames Thorpe Fans; Torch Panel Unmoved", The Oklahoman, November 13, 1995, front page and page 2.Kindred, Dave. "Dishonoring Jim Thorpe", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 1, 1995, page C4. but ultimately agreed to visit both Yale and Prague."Torch Run Sites Announced; Olympic Committee Adds Prague, OK, to List", Associated Press, via The Oklahoman, March 1, 1996, Web.Kindred, Dave. "Town's fight for Thorpe's legacy earns spot on torch path", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 19, 1996, page E13. In Oklahoma City, the torch was carried by first responders to the Oklahoma City bombing a year earlier.Downey, Maureen. "Relay honors bomb victims, survivors", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 20, 1996, page D4. Between Waco and Bryan, Texas, it was flown on a 1943 Stearman biplane."'96 Torch Travels by Train, Plane ... and Pony Express", Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, via The Washington Post, Web, undated. Retrieved April 19, 2024. In Houston, the route met the Gulf Coast and continued eastward. A 310000 USgal gasoline spillage in Gramercy, Louisiana, forced the relay to skip the town and take an unexpected 15 mi km on detour along Interstate 10."Pipeline rupture reroutes torch", Associated Press, via Southwest Daily News, May 25, 1996, pages 1 and 2. The torch rode on the historic St. Charles Streetcar in New Orleans. Sister Helen Prejean ran with the torch in New Orleans.Pousner, Howard. "Revelers throng streets of Big Easy to greet relay", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 25, 1996, page D9. From New Orleans, the torch was transported mostly by rail through Mississippi and Arkansas, passing through Memphis and roughly following the Mississippi River northward. Starting from the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the torch was intended to board the American Queen, the recently built river steamboat which was the largest of its kind in history, to be transported up the Mississippi to Hannibal, Missouri, best known as the boyhood home of Mark Twain. However, due to flooding on the river that prevented the American Queen from reaching St. Louis for the journey, an alternative route had to be devised that would still allow the torch and hundreds of honored guests to spend a day on the river. As a result, after reaching St. Louis, the torch was driven on a bus back down to Paducah, Kentucky, then rode on the American Queen from Paducah to Cairo, Illinois, before being bussed again to Hannibal.Pousner, Howard. "Riverboat gamble: Team scrambles for new route as the Mississippi rises", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 29, 1996, page C3.Pousner, Howard. "River fails to extinguish flame's appeal", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 31, 1996, page E3. The relay crossed Iowa and reached as far north as Minneapolis in its zig-zagging route, before making another rail journey southeastward across Wisconsin to Chicago, where it was estimated that over 500,000 spectators lined the streets.Levine, Al. "Cynicism evaporates in air of kindness; Hoping to wet Sydney's torch appetite", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 5, 1996, page B6. The torch proceeded through Indianapolis, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, where University of Kentucky basketball coach Rick Pitino carried it across the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge. Pitino's appearance was delayed due to a bomb threat made against the event, thought to have been made by a person angered by Pitino's recent decision to stay with the team rather than accept an offer to coach the New Jersey Nets."Pitino carries torch into Kentucky", Associated Press, via Vincennes Sun, June 6, 1996, page B3. A stop in Wilmington, Ohio marked the official halfway point of the torch's 84-day journey.Gasior, Anne. "Flame warms the hearts of proud Ohioans", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 8, 1996, page E8. Wendy's founder Dave Thomas carried the torch in the Columbus area.Gasior, Anne. "Atlanta man enjoys job as ringleader of Torch Relay", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 9, 1996, page G7. The American Republic, an iron ore-carrying lake freighter, ferried the flame from Philip A. Hart Plaza in Detroit, down the Detroit River and across Lake Erie to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. The torch's planned route took it briefly through Cattaraugus Reservation land in the hamlet of Irving, New York. However, the torch's passage was controversial among members of the Seneca Nation of New York, as the tribe had not been consulted about the event, and as some were displeased by the Olympics' association with the Atlanta Braves and their "tomahawk chop" ritual. Dennis Bowen, the president of the Seneca Nation, said that when the torch runner entered the reservation, members of the tribe would throw a bucket of water on it to douse the flame, then relight the torch with a flame of their own, to draw attention to the plight of Indigenous peoples around the world. The relay organizers defused the controversy by having two young Senecas carry the torch across their land."Torch is subject of proposal", Glens Falls Post-Star, May 31, 1996, page C2."Controversy forgotten as torch relay continues", Associated Press, via Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, June 12, 1996, page 2B. A mule-drawn packet boat was used to carry the torch down a short segment of the Erie Canal in Camillus, New York. After passing through Vermont and New Hampshire, the relay followed the course of the Boston Marathon in eastern Massachusetts, and the torch was carried along that stretch by experienced marathoners that included Johnny Kelley, Bill Rodgers, and Bobbi Gibb (the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, without permission, in 1966).Dart, Bob. "Participant recalls role in sports history", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 16, 1996, page G5. On the steps of the Massachusetts State House, the flame was passed to Nancy Kerrigan.Jourgensen, Thor. "Lynners help torch on its way", Lynn Daily Item, June 17, 1996, front page. In New York City, the torch was carried by Katie Couric in a live segment on The Today Show,"Jaded New Yorkers excited as flame passes through city", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 18, 1996, page A6. then placed on a Circle Line ferry which passed by the Statue of Liberty on its way to Jersey City, New Jersey. On its arrival in Philadelphia, a torchbearer climbed the Rocky Steps leading to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.Dart, Bob. "Famous old and new flames meet as route crosses New York Harbor", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 19, 1996, page A12. In Washington, D.C., the torch was met on the steps of the U.S. Capitol by Georgia's congressional delegation, including Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.Dart, Bob. "D.C.'s monumental welcome", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 21, 1996, page E7. After Gallaudet University president I. King Jordan handed the torch to President Bill Clinton, the flame rested for the night at the White House. It was intended to burn in a cauldron on the White House lawn overnight, but due to a thunderstorm, it was kept in a lantern on the South Portico instead.Dart, Bob. "Torch heading South", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 21, 1996, front page. The next morning, Clinton handed the torch to Olympic basketball player Carla McGhee. Leaving Washington, D.C., for Virginia, the torch was carried across the grounds of Mount Vernon by descendants of George Washington and of a person who had been enslaved at the plantation.Dart, Bob. "And then the rain fell", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 22, 1996, page C8. After crossing Virginia and North Carolina, the torch was hidden from view in the suburbs of Greenville, South Carolina after the county passed a controversial resolution decrying homosexuality (see Anti-gay resolutions controversy). Olympic basketball player and coach Pat Summitt brought the flame into World's Fair Park in Knoxville, Tennessee.Courtney, Brian. "Olympic torch reaches Knox; thousands follow its journey", Knoxville News-Sentinel, June 27, 1996, front page and page A9. Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus carried the torch in Hermitage.Peebles, Jennifer, and Deborah Highland. "Flame fans Games' spirit", The Tennessean, June 28, 1996, front page and page 10A. In Oakville, Alabama, the hometown of Jesse Owens, the passage of the torch coincided with the unveiling of Jesse Owens Memorial Park.McCafferty, Dennis. "A hero honored: Torch, statue bring togetherness to Jesse Owens' hometown", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 30, 1996, page C5. Former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young carried the torch across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama; Young had been among the organizers working in Selma when Bloody Sunday occurred at the bridge in 1965. The relay route roughly followed that of the subsequent Selma to Montgomery marches on its way to Alabama's state capital.McCafferty, Dennis. "Flame illustrates Selma's journey to unity", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 1, 1996, page B5. The Peregrine, a racing sailboat, carried the torch across Tampa Bay from Tampa to St. Petersburg. The next day, on the Fourth of July, the flame was flown in a 1944 Short Sunderland flying boat seaplane from Sarasota to the former seaplane terminal that had since become Miami City Hall. Dan Marino carried the torch in Fort Lauderdale.Morrissey, Siobhan. "Crowd is inspired by 'true American'", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 6, 1996, page C4. An unlit torch was carried aboard Space Shuttle Columbia during the STS-78 mission, which landed at Kennedy Space Center a few hours before the relay visited the site on its way to Orlando.Borenstein, Seth. "Even the shuttle Columbia gets in on the Olympics", Orlando Sentinel, June 22, 1996, page A-16.Gallop, J.D., and Robyn Suriano. "Olympic flame warms hearts along way", Florida Today, July 8, 1996, front page. In Jacksonville, the torch boarded a Coast Guard Cutter which ferried it to a Coast Guard station near Tybee Island, Georgia. A helicopter carried it from there to Fort Pulaski National Monument, where it was placed on a replica of the schooner America and sailed into the city of Savannah. A smaller vessel captained by Olympic sailor Hal Haenel brought it to the Waving Girl Landing along Savannah's River Street, handing the torch to his sailing partner Mark Reynolds. The ceremony marking the torch's entrance into the host state of Georgia was headlined by Billy Payne and Georgia governor Zell Miller.Davis, Jingle. "Savannah parts waters for torch", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 9, 1996, Atlanta Games section, page 15.Davis, Jingle, and Gary Pomerantz. "Our ship comes in", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 10, 1996, Atlanta Games section, page 1. The relay then followed a circuitous route within Georgia, leaving the state only once to briefly visit the Ocoee Whitewater Center in Tennessee. The torch spent more time in Georgia than any other state, traveling nearly 24 hours per day, and visited 90 of its 159 counties. Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter was originally slated to carry the torch in his hometown of Plains, Georgia on July 12, but his inclusion was criticized by some Olympic advocates, given that Carter had led the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott against the Soviet Union while he was president. However, Carter later canceled his participation, choosing to accept an award from Lions Clubs International in Montreal that day instead.Pousner, Howard. "Flame warms the hearts of big crowds", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 4, 1996, page C8. Billy Payne carried the torch at his alma mater, the University of Georgia in Athens.Harmon, John, and David Goldberg. "Payne makes a memory carrying torch at UGA", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 11, 1996, Atlanta Extra section, page 1. The torch visited the site of New Echota, the historic capital of the Cherokee Nation before its forced removal from Georgia.Harmon, John, and David Goldberg. "Cherokees unite under Olympic flame", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 17, 1996, Atlanta Games section, page 3. A planned visit to the Olympic Village on the Georgia Tech campus on the morning of the opening ceremony was canceled to avoid disrupting preparations for the Games themselves, and because President Clinton was visiting the village on that same day.Pousner, Howard. "Our ship comes in", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 11, 1996, Atlanta Games section, page 14. Anti-gay resolutions controversy In August 1993, the County Commission of Cobb County, Georgia approved a resolution which condemned "the gay lifestyle" and stated that it was incompatible with the "community standards" and "family values" of the county. In response to the resolution, protestors called for Olympic organizers to move the volleyball preliminaries which had been scheduled to take place at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Cobb County to another venue elsewhere.Robbins, Liz. "Gay resolution turns into hurdle for Games", Tampa Bay Times, July 21, 1994, Web. Retrieved April 25, 2024. ACOG agreed to move the events to Athens.Schanzer, Jonathan. "County finding alternate ways to get in Games", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 29, 1995, page J1.Huey, John. "The Atlanta Game", Fortune, July 22, 1996, via CNN.com, Web. Retrieved April 25, 2024. When the torch relay route was later announced, it avoided Cobb County entirely, thus excluding the northwestern suburbs of Atlanta, including Marietta and Mableton, from the event.Walker, Kent. "Group: Keep Olympic torch out of Cobb", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 26, 1995, page C1.Brown, Carol. "Cobb County 'Family Values' Resolution 1993 AKA Cobb Anti-Gay Resolution", Web. Retrieved April 25, 2024. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Cobb County's congressional representative, said of the decision that "the homosexual demonstrators blackmailed the Olympic committee". The County Council of Greenville County, South Carolina passed a similar resolution on May 21, 1996, describing advocacy for gay rights as "assaults on those community standards which further the protection of the public's safety, health and welfare" and homosexuality as being "incompatible with the standards to which this community subscribes"."Resolution No. 96-014", Greenville County Council, May 21, 1996. At the time the resolution was passed, the torch relay was already underway and was scheduled for a major celebration and overnight stop in Greenville on June 25 and 26. As a result, the relay through Greenville County was altered. Upon reaching the Greenville County line, the flame was returned to its lantern and driven in the back of a van to the Greenville city limits, and it could not be seen by those who gathered along the route. Inside the city of Greenville, the relay proceeded on foot as normal, although the flame's planned overnight stay at a Holiday Inn outside the city limits was canceled. The next day, upon leaving Greenville city limits, the flame was concealed again until it reached the North Carolina state line.Wyman, Scott. "Suburbs won't see Olympic flame", Greenville News, June 25, 1996, front page and page 4A.Riddle, Lyn. "City still has a role to play in celebration", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 25, 1996, page A6. Opening ceremony The relay culminated in the 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, at midnight on July 19–20, 1996 in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Stadium. Four-time gold medal-winning discus thrower Al Oerter carried the torch to the stadium, passing it to Evander Holyfield. Holyfield was then joined by Voula Patoulidou and the pair passed the flame to American swimmer Janet Evans, the penultimate torchbearer, who carried it around a lap of the track and up a long ramp leading towards the northern end of the stadium. The identity of the final torchbearer had been kept secret and was only revealed when Muhammad Ali appeared at the top of the ramp. Ali, who had won boxing gold as an 18-year-old at the 1960 Games in Rome and later developed Parkinson's disease, lit a mechanical torch which then travelled along a wire, lighting the cauldron at the top of a 116 ft on tower. His appearance has been referred to as being one of the most inspiring, poignant, and emotional moments in Olympic history. Route in the United States yes Route segments in red were run on foot, in blue were covered by bicycle, and in black using other modes of transportation (usually motorcycle, otherwise see table below). Boundaries between modes of transportation are approximate. Transportation to and from hotels for overnight stay is not shown.Pony Express reenactment route, National Pony Express Association. center 700 400 1996_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay_data1.map 1996_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay_data2.map 1996_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay_data3.map 1996_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay_data4.map 1996_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay_data5.map 1996_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay_data6.map In the table and inset maps below, only those locations where the torch was carried on foot, or otherwise stopped for a celebration, are shown. The final major stop on each day of the relay is labeled with the name of the city and indicated by a larger marker; otherwise, only major cities are labeled. All locations are confirmed by the relay's official website as archived in December 1996, unless otherwise specified.1996 Olympic Torch Relay official website, archived at the WayBack Machine on December 19, 1996. DateLocationsMap April 27 California: Los Angeles (Memorial Coliseum, Koreatown, Chinatown, Elysian Park), Burbank, Los Angeles (Hollywood, Mann's Chinese Theatre), West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles (UCLA), Santa Monica (Santa Monica Pier), Venice, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Wilmington, Long Beach, Seal Beach, Sunset Beach, Huntington Beach USA California Southern 350 right USA California Southern Los Angeles Los Angeles, California 12 33.9739 -118.2484 USA California Southern Burbank, California 34.2009 -118.2927 USA California Southern West Hollywood, California 34.0938 -118.3816 USA California Southern Beverly Hills, California 34.1026 -118.4159 USA California Southern Santa Monica, California 34.0136 -118.4937 USA California Southern Venice, California 33.9933 -118.4651 USA California Southern Manhattan Beach, California 33.8891 -118.4021 USA California Southern Hermosa Beach, California 33.8622 -118.3995 USA California Southern Redondo Beach, California 33.8300 -118.3871 USA California Southern Torrance, California 33.8356 -118.3038 USA California Southern Wilmington, California 33.7794 -118.2538 USA California Southern Long Beach, California 33.7560 -118.2011 USA California Southern Seal Beach, California 33.7414 -118.1047 USA California Southern Sunset Beach, California 33.7164 -118.0689 USA California Southern Huntington Beach left Huntington Beach, California 12 33.6620 -117.9684 USA California Southern Newport Beach, California 33.6403 -117.7694 USA California Southern Laguna Beach, California 33.5209 -117.7413 USA California Southern Dana Point, California 33.4859 -117.6963 USA California Southern San Clemente, California 33.4236 -117.6068 USA California Southern Camp Pendleton, California 33.3877 -117.4447 USA California Southern Oceanside, California 33.1955 -117.3545 USA California Southern Carlsbad, California 33.1442 -117.3194 USA California Southern Encinitas, California 33.0386 -117.29 USA California Southern Solana Beach, California 33.0070 -117.2567 USA California Southern Del Mar, California 32.9594 -117.2653 USA California Southern San Diego, California 32.7241 -117.1709 USA California Southern Chula Vista left Chula Vista, California 12 32.6369 -117.0500 USA California Southern Calexico, California 32.6875 -115.541 April 28 California: Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, San Clemente,Tawa, Renee. "Going for the Orange in the Torch Relay", Los Angeles Times, April 27, 1996, Orange County edition, pages A1 and A20. Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar,Diehl, Phil. "Former Olympian will carry torch", North County Times, April 27, 1996, pages B1 and B2. San Diego (Torrey Pines, La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Belmont Park, Mission Hills), Chula Vista (United States Olympic Training Center) April 29 California: Chula Vista (rowed across Lower Otay Reservoir), Calexico Arizona: Yuma USA Arizona 350 right USA Arizona Yuma Yuma, Arizona 12 32.7014 -114.6572 USA Arizona Avondale, Arizona 33.4356 -112.3496 USA Arizona Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona 33.7039 -112.3518 USA Arizona Peoria, Arizona 33.5732 -112.2458 USA Arizona Sun City, Arizona 33.6061 -112.2841 USA Arizona El Mirage, Arizona 33.5922 -112.3276 USA Arizona Surprise, Arizona 33.6409 -112.3783 USA Arizona Wickenburg, Arizona 33.9703 -112.732 USA Arizona Kingman Kingman, Arizona 12 35.1317 -113.7039 April 30 Arizona: Yuma, travel by train through Avondale to Phoenix (Union Station, Arizona State Capitol, Patriots Square Park), Peoria, Sun City, El Mirage, Surprise, Wickenburg, Kingman May 1 Arizona: Kingman, Hoover Dam Nevada: Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Henderson, Las Vegas (University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Fremont Street), overnight travel by train to Barstow, California USA California 350 right USA California Hoover Dam 36.0162 -114.7373 USA California Boulder City, Nevada 36.0205 -114.8295 USA California Henderson, Nevada 35.9279 -114.972 USA California Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada 36.1737 -115.1064 USA California Barstow, California 34.9802 -116.9644 USA California Santa Barbara, California 34.4218 -119.7071 USA California San Luis Obispo, California 35.2655 -120.6212 USA California Salinas, California 36.6415 -121.6221 USA California San Jose San Jose, California 12 37.3466 -121.9098 USA California Santa Clara, California 37.3511 -121.9522 USA California Sunnyvale, California 37.3716 -122.0231 USA California Mountain View, California 37.1893 -121.7053 USA California Atherton, California 37.4506 -122.1994 USA California Redwood City, California 37.4621 -122.2356 USA California San Carlos, California 37.4964 -122.2725 USA California Belmont, California 37.5166 -122.2933 USA California San Mateo, California 37.5734 -122.3225 USA California Foster City, California 37.559 -122.2708 USA California Burlingame, California 37.567 -122.3675 USA California Millbrae, California 37.5983 -122.4 USA California San Bruno, California 37.6231 -122.436 USA California South San Francisco, California 37.6574 -122.4234 USA California Colma, California 37.6748 -122.4562 USA California Daly City, California 37.6875 -122.4387 USA California San Francisco San Francisco, California 12 37.7766 -122.4174 USA California Sausalito, California 37.8504 -122.5314 USA California Mill Valley, California 37.8863 -122.5629 USA California Larkspur, California 37.9366 -122.5342 USA California San Rafael, California 37.9709 -122.5042 USA California Napa, California 38.442 -122.2383 USA California Winters, California 38.5249 -121.9708 USA California Davis, California 38.5541 -121.7984 USA California Sacramento Sacramento, California 12 38.3774 -121.4444 USA California Marysville, California 39.1457 -121.5913 USA California Yuba City, California 39.0488 -121.6124 USA California Chico, California 39.7461 -121.84 USA California Redding, California 40.6003 -122.455 May 2 California: traveling by train, with stops in Barstow, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Salinas, San Jose (San Jose State University) May 3 California: San Jose, Santa Clara (Santa Clara University), Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Atherton, Redwood City, San Carlos, Belmont, San Mateo, Foster City, Burlingame, Millbrae, San Bruno, South San Francisco, Colma, Daly City, San Francisco (San Francisco State University, Kezar Stadium, Haight-Ashbury, The Castro, Mission Dolores Park, rode on a cable car, Lombard Street, Justin Herman Plaza) May 4 California: San Francisco (Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, Fort Mason, Palace of Fine Arts, Fort Point, Golden Gate Bridge),Auchmutey, Jim. "Gate crossing: Torch makes dawn journey over San Francisco bridge", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 5, 1996, page E12. Sausalito, Mill Valley, Larkspur, San Rafael, Napa, Winters, Davis, Sacramento (California State Capitol, Sutter's Fort), traveling by train with stops in Marysville, Yuba City, Chico, Redding, on its way to Klamath Falls, Oregon May 5 Oregon: Klamath Falls, traveling by train through Springfield to Eugene (University of Oregon), Corvallis, Portland USA Oregon 350 right USA Oregon Klamath Falls, Oregon 42.2932 -121.8168 USA Oregon Springfield, Oregon 44.0584 -123.0115 USA Oregon Eugene, Oregon 44.0679 -123.0801 USA Oregon Corvallis, Oregon 44.6399 -123.2759 USA Oregon Portland Portland, Oregon 12 45.5078 -122.6907 USA Oregon St. Helens, Oregon 45.8877 -122.9199 May 6 Oregon: Portland, St. Helens Washington: Longview, Castle Rock, Chehalis, Centralia, Tenino, Olympia (Washington State Capitol) USA Washington 350 right USA Washington Longview, Washington 46.1818 -123.0575 USA Washington Castle Rock, Washington 46.2751 -122.9076 USA Washington Chehalis, Washington 46.6156 -123.0248 USA Washington Centralia, Washington 46.7138 -123.0104 USA Washington Tenino, Washington 46.8427 -122.8494 USA Washington Olympia left Olympia, Washington 12 46.9847 -122.869 USA Washington Lacey, Washington 47.0264 -122.7966 USA Washington Tacoma, Washington 47.2501 -122.439 USA Washington Gig Harbor, Washington 47.3695 -122.7153 USA Washington Bremerton, Washington 47.6064 -122.6347 USA Washington Seattle Seattle, Washington 12 47.6109 -122.3364 USA Washington Renton, Washington 47.4469 -122.2015 USA Washington Enumclaw, Washington 47.2341 -121.9039 USA Washington Buckley, Washington 47.1523 -122.0791 USA Washington Eatonville, Washington 46.9048 -122.3014 USA Washington Morton, Washington 46.5584 -122.2751 USA Washington Yakima Yakima, Washington 12 46.7226 -120.406 USA Washington Kennewick, Washington 46.2123 -119.1556 USA Washington Pendleton, Oregon 45.672 -118.7886 May 7 Washington: Olympia, Lacey, Tacoma (University of Puget Sound), Gig Harbor, Bremerton, ferry across Puget Sound to Seattle (Kingdome, University of Washington, Seattle Center, KeyArena) May 8 Washington: Renton, Enumclaw, Buckley, Eatonville, Morton, Yakima, traveling by train with stops in Kennewick and Pendleton, Oregon, continuing overnight into Idaho May 9 Idaho: traveling by train, with stops in Boise (Idaho State Capitol), Mountain Home, and Pocatello (Idaho State University) Utah: traveling by train to Ogden USA Idaho 350 right USA Idaho Boise Boise, Idaho 43.6037 -116.2729 USA Idaho Mountain Home, Idaho 43.1561 -115.7204 USA Idaho Pocatello, Idaho 42.9049 -112.38 May 10 Utah: Ogden, South Ogden, Uintah, East Layton, Fruit Heights, Farmington, Centerville, Bountiful, North Salt Lake, Salt Lake City (Salt Lake Temple, University of Utah, This Is the Place Monument), Sugar House, Sandy, Midvale, Murray, South Salt Lake, Salt Lake City (Utah State Capitol) USA Utah 350 right USA Utah Ogden Ogden, Utah 12 41.2213 -111.9576 USA Utah South Ogden, Utah 41.1918 -111.9713 USA Utah Uintah, Utah 41.1945 -111.9063 USA Utah East Layton, Utah 41.0888 -111.9261 USA Utah Fruit Heights, Utah 41.032 -111.9025 USA Utah Farmington, Utah 40.969 -111.9073 USA Utah Centerville, Utah 40.9295 -111.8896 USA Utah Bountiful, Utah 40.874 -111.8709 USA Utah North Salt Lake, Utah 40.8445 -111.9191 USA Utah Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, Utah 12 40.756 -111.9007 USA Utah Sugar House, Utah 40.7067 -111.8556 USA Utah Sandy, Utah 40.5771 -111.889 USA Utah Midvale, Utah 40.611 -111.8999 USA Utah Murray, Utah 40.6668 -111.8879 USA Utah South Salt Lake, Utah 40.7188 -111.8882 USA Utah Henefer, Utah 41.0186 -111.501 USA Utah Echo, Utah 40.9891 -111.451 May 11 Utah: Salt Lake City (Emigration Canyon), Henefer, Echo Wyoming: traveling by train, with stops in Evanston, Green River, Rawlins, Laramie, and Cheyenne (Wyoming State Capitol)USA Wyoming 350 right USA Wyoming Evanston, Wyoming 41.0156 -110.6447 USA Wyoming Green River, Wyoming 41.5285 -109.4662 USA Wyoming Rawlins, Wyoming 41.791 -107.2386 USA Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming 41.439 -105.801 USA Wyoming Cheyenne Cheyenne, Wyoming 12 41.0923 -104.9362 May 12 Wyoming: traveling by train out of Cheyenne Colorado: traveling by train, stopping in Greeley (University of Northern Colorado) and Denver (Colorado State Capitol, City Park), then cycling to Colorado Springs (Garden of the Gods, U.S. Olympic Training Center/U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters) USA Colorado 350 right USA Colorado Greeley, Colorado 40.3849 -104.6806 USA Colorado Denver, Colorado 39.7601 -104.9965 USA Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colorado 12 38.8288 -104.8099 USA Colorado Limon, Colorado 39.0414 -103.6048 USA Colorado Brush, Colorado 40.2185 -103.6132 USA Colorado Sterling, Colorado 40.715 -103.2111 USA Colorado Julesburg Julesburg, Colorado 12 40.9883 -102.2643 May 13 Colorado: Colorado Springs, Limon, Brush, Sterling, Julesburg, carried on horseback by National Pony Express Association riders into Nebraska overnight May 14 Nebraska: traveling on horseback 24 hours per day, with stops in North Platte and Kearney USA Nebraska 350 right USA Nebraska North Platte, Nebraska 41.1025 -100.749 USA Nebraska Kearney Kearney, Nebraska 12 40.7514 -99.129 May 15 Nebraska and Kansas: traveling on horseback 24 hours per day, with celebrations in Marysville and Seneca May 16 Kansas: traveling on horseback into Missouri, with a celebration in Horton Missouri: St. Joseph (Pony Express ride ends at Patee House), Kansas City (Liberty Memorial, Union Station, Kemper Arena) Kansas: Kansas City, Fairway, Mission, Lawrence (University of Kansas), Topeka (Kansas State Capitol) USA Kansas 350 right USA Kansas Marysville, Kansas 39.8635 -96.6172 USA Kansas Seneca top Seneca, Kansas 12 39.8473 -96.0316 USA Kansas Horton, Kansas 39.664 -95.5272 USA Kansas St. Joseph, Missouri 39.7654 -94.8444 USA Kansas Kansas City, Missouri 39.1024 -94.5985 USA Kansas Kansas City, Kansas 39.103 -94.6303 USA Kansas Fairway, Kansas 39.0226 -94.6314 USA Kansas Mission, Kansas 39.0277 -94.6557 USA Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 39.0232 -95.2089 USA Kansas Topeka top Topeka, Kansas 12 38.988 -95.7806 USA Kansas Eskridge, Kansas 38.8588 -96.1091 USA Kansas Emporia, Kansas 38.4341 -96.1527 USA Kansas Newton, Kansas 38.0448 -97.3172 USA Kansas Wichita Wichita, Kansas 12 37.6519 -97.2589 USA Kansas Arkansas City, Kansas 37.0619 -97.0383 May 17 Kansas: Topeka (Washburn University), Eskridge, Emporia (Emporia State University, National Teachers Hall of Fame), Newton, Wichita (canoed down the Arkansas River to The Keeper of the Plains statue)18 May 18 Kansas: Wichita, Arkansas City Oklahoma: Ponca City (Pioneer Woman), Pawnee, Yale, Stillwater (Oklahoma State University), Prague, Garden Grove, Stillwater USA Oklahoma 350 right USA Oklahoma Ponca City, Oklahoma 36.7368 -97.189 USA Oklahoma Pawnee, Oklahoma 36.3069 -96.7062 USA Oklahoma Yale, Oklahoma 36.1142 -96.6991 USA Oklahoma Stillwater left Stillwater, Oklahoma 12 36.1015 -97.069 USA Oklahoma Prague, Oklahoma 35.4867 -96.685 USA Oklahoma Garden Grove, Oklahoma 35.4194 -96.7711 USA Oklahoma Guthrie, Oklahoma 35.8771 -97.4563 USA Oklahoma Edmond, Oklahoma 35.6747 -97.4996 USA Oklahoma Oklahoma City left Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 35.4916 -97.5628 USA Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 35.2085 -97.4445 May 19 Oklahoma: Stillwater (National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum), Guthrie (Old State Capitol), Edmond, Oklahoma City (National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center, National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum, Oklahoma State Capitol, Santa Fe Depot), traveling by train with stops in Norman and Fort Worth, Texas May 20 Texas: Fort Worth (Stockyards),Pierson, Marla. "Torch's day begins at Fort Worth Stockyards", Waco Tribune-Herald, May 21, 1996, page 6A. Arlington, Grand Prairie, Dallas (Dealey Plaza, City Hall, Union Station), De Soto, Hillsboro, Waco USA Texas 350 right USA Texas Fort Worth Fort Worth, Texas 12 32.7714 -97.2914 USA Texas Arlington, Texas 32.6355 -97.1488 USA Texas Grand Prairie, Texas 32.7766 -97.0093 USA Texas Dallas, Texas 32.7811 -96.7903 USA Texas De Soto, Texas 32.5994 -96.864 USA Texas Hillsboro, Texas 31.9379 -97.0576 USA Texas Waco Waco, Texas 12 31.552 -97.1382 USA Texas Bryan, Texas 30.6392 -96.3624 USA Texas College Station, Texas 30.609 -96.3259 USA Texas Navasota, Texas 30.3833 -96.0086 USA Texas Jersey Village, Texas 29.8877 -95.5629 USA Texas Houston bottom Houston, Texas 12 29.8131 -95.3097 USA Texas Dayton, Texas 30.0466 -94.8852 USA Texas Liberty, Texas 30.0945 -94.7378 USA Texas Beaumont, Texas 30.0737 -94.1097 USA Texas Pinehurst, Orange County, Texas 30.1605 -95.6691 USA Texas Orange, Texas 30.0717 -93.8649 May 21 Texas: Waco (Baylor University), flown by airplane to Bryan, College Station (Texas A&M University), Navasota, Jersey Village, Houston May 22 Texas: Houston (Sam Houston Coliseum), Dayton, Liberty, Beaumont, Pinehurst, Orange Louisiana: Lake Charles May 23 Louisiana: Lake Charles, Jennings, Crowley, Lafayette (Cajundome, University of Southwestern Louisiana), Opelousas, Port Allen, Baton Rouge (Riverside Centroplex) USA Louisiana 350 right USA Louisiana Lake Charles left Lake Charles, Louisiana 12 30.2333 -93.2149 USA Louisiana Jennings, Louisiana 30.259 -92.6941 USA Louisiana Crowley, Louisiana 30.21 -92.3799 USA Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana 30.2417 -91.991 USA Louisiana Opelousas, Louisiana 30.5336 -92.1049 USA Louisiana Port Allen, Louisiana 30.4948 -91.3092 USA Louisiana Baton Rouge top Baton Rouge, Louisiana 12 30.4492 -91.1856 USA Louisiana Gonzales, Louisiana 30.2047 -90.8694 USA Louisiana Sorrento, Louisiana 30.1843 -90.8592 USA Louisiana LaPlace, Louisiana 30.156 -90.4367 USA Louisiana Norco, Louisiana 30.0007 -90.4063 USA Louisiana Destrahan, Louisiana 29.9642 -90.3681 USA Louisiana Luling, Louisiana 29.9036 -90.3492 USA Louisiana Boutte, Louisiana 29.8926 -90.3966 USA Louisiana New Orleans right New Orleans, Louisiana 12 29.9583 -90.077 USA Louisiana Slidell, Louisiana 30.2621 -89.7925 USA Louisiana Bogalusa, Louisiana 30.7441 -89.912 May 24 Louisiana: Baton Rouge (Southern University, Louisiana State Capitol, Louisiana State University), Gonzales, Sorrento, LaPlace, Norco, Destrahan, Luling, Boutte, New Orleans (ride on St. Charles Streetcar, Lee Circle, Louisiana Superdome, Jackson Square) May 25 Louisiana: New Orleans, Slidell, Bogalusa Mississippi: Columbia, Prentiss, Brandon, Pearl, Flowood, Jackson, overnight travel by train, stopping in VicksburgUSA Mississippi 350 right USA Mississippi Columbia, Mississippi 31.2181 -89.8018 USA Mississippi Prentiss, Mississippi 31.5976 -89.886 USA Mississippi Brandon, Mississippi 32.3 -89.9386 USA Mississippi Pearl, Mississippi 32.2597 -90.0915 USA Mississippi Flowood, Mississippi 32.3306 -90.0917 USA Mississippi Jackson left Jackson, Mississippi 12 32.2896 -90.1842 USA Mississippi Vicksburg, Mississippi 32.3395 -90.8344 May 26 Arkansas: traveling by train, stopping in Pine Bluff and Little Rock (Little Rock Central High School, Arkansas State Capitol, MacArthur Park) Tennessee: Memphis (Beale Street, Riverfront Park) USA Arkansas 350 right USA Arkansas Pine Bluff, Arkansas 34.2089 -91.9859 USA Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas 34.7469 -92.28 USA Arkansas Memphis Memphis, Tennessee 12 35.0506 -89.8477 USA Arkansas Osceola, Arkansas 35.705 -89.9695 USA Arkansas Blytheville, Arkansas 35.9025 -89.9033 May 27 Tennessee: Memphis (Graceland, Lorraine Motel/National Civil Rights Museum) Arkansas: traveling by train, with stops in Osceola and Blytheville Missouri: traveling by train to Cape Girardeau, then running to Jackson, Perryville, Ste. Genevieve, Crystal City, Festus USA Missouri 350 right USA Missouri Cape Girardeau, Missouri 37.3352 -89.5746 USA Missouri Jackson, Missouri 37.4342 -89.6346 USA Missouri Perryville, Missouri 37.7271 -89.8627 USA Missouri Ste. Genevieve, Missouri 37.9788 -90.0476 USA Missouri Crystal City, Missouri 38.2256 -90.384 USA Missouri Festus Festus, Missouri 12 38.2206 -90.3959 USA Missouri Herculaneum, Missouri 38.2624 -90.3896 USA Missouri Pevely, Missouri 38.2931 -90.4292 USA Missouri Barnhart, Missouri 38.3342 -90.453 USA Missouri Arnold, Missouri 38.4328 -90.3776 USA Missouri St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri 12 38.6315 -90.1923 USA Missouri Hannibal Hannibal, Missouri 12 39.7369 -91.4568 USA Missouri Palmyra, Missouri 39.7945 -91.6094 USA Missouri Canton, Missouri 40.125 -91.6251 May 28 Missouri: Festus, Crystal City, Herculaneum, Pevely, Barnhart, Arnold, St. Louis (Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Forest Park, Washington University, Francis Field, Gateway Arch) May 29 Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky: driven by bus from St. Louis to Paducah, Kentucky, traveling by American Queen steamboat down Ohio River from Paducah to Cairo, Illinois, driven by bus from Cairo to Hannibal May 30 Missouri: Hannibal, Palmyra, Canton Iowa: Keokuk, Mount Pleasant (Iowa Wesleyan College), Iowa City (University of Iowa), Coralville, Cedar Rapids USA Iowa 350 right USA Iowa Keokuk, Iowa 40.3906 -91.3812 USA Iowa Mount Pleasant, Iowa 40.9945 -91.5737 USA Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 41.6342 -91.499 USA Iowa Coralville, Iowa 41.6999 -91.6332 USA Iowa Cedar Rapids right Cedar Rapids, Iowa 12 41.9766 -91.6575 USA Iowa Vinton, Iowa 42.0873 -91.9873 USA Iowa La Porte City, Iowa 42.3695 -92.206 USA Iowa Waterloo, Iowa 42.4411 -92.3392 USA Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 42.517 -92.4358 USA Iowa Charles City, Iowa 43.0599 -92.789 USA Iowa St. Ansgar, Iowa 43.3758 -92.9168 May 31 Iowa: Cedar Rapids (Coe College), Vinton, La Porte City, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Charles City, St. Ansgar Minnesota: Austin June 1 Minnesota: Austin, Rochester (Mayo Clinic), Zumbrota, Cannon Falls, Minneapolis (Minnehaha Park, Lake Calhoun [now Bde Maka Ska], Loring Park, Nicollet Mall, Boom Island Park) USA Minnesota 350 right USA Minnesota Austin, Minnesota 43.6993 -92.9768 USA Minnesota Rochester, Minnesota 44.0752 -92.5169 USA Minnesota Zumbrota, Minnesota 44.2875 -92.6932 USA Minnesota Cannon Falls, Minnesota 44.4831 -92.8856 USA Minnesota Minneapolis top Minneapolis, Minnesota 12 44.9845 -93.269 USA Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota 44.9514 -93.0906 USA Minnesota Red Wing, Minnesota 44.5219 -92.5377 USA Minnesota Winona, Minnesota 44.0299 -91.7008 June 2 Minnesota: Minneapolis (University of Minnesota), St. Paul (University of St. Thomas, Macalester College, Minnesota State Capitol), then traveling by train, with stops in Red Wing and Winona Wisconsin: traveling by train, with stops in La Crosse (University of Wisconsin–La Crosse), Tomah, Wisconsin Dells, Watertown, and Milwaukee USA Wisconsin 350 right USA Wisconsin La Crosse, Wisconsin 43.8061 -91.1405 USA Wisconsin Tomah, Wisconsin 43.9838 -90.4733 USA Wisconsin Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 43.6274 -89.7709 USA Wisconsin Watertown, Wisconsin 43.1325 -88.7435 USA Wisconsin Milwaukee top Milwaukee, Wisconsin 12 43.0432 -87.8947 USA Wisconsin Racine, Wisconsin 42.7297 -87.7929 USA Wisconsin Kenosha, Wisconsin 42.6224 -87.8303 June 3 Wisconsin: traveling by train, with stops in Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha Illinois: traveling by train, with stops in Waukegan, Lake Forest, Highland Park, Winnetka, Evanston, and Chicago (Chicago and North Western Terminal, Sears Tower, Greektown, Magnificent Mile, Grant Park, Washington Park, University of Chicago) Indiana: Hammond, Whiting, East Chicago, Gary (Indiana University Northwest)USA Illinois 350 right USA Illinois Waukegan, Illinois 42.352 -87.8676 USA Illinois Lake Forest, Illinois 42.24 -87.8775 USA Illinois Highland Park, Illinois 42.1874 -87.8118 USA Illinois Winnetka, Illinois 42.108 -87.7359 USA Illinois Evanston, Illinois 42.0491 -87.7021 USA Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois 41.8853 -87.6221 June 4 Indiana: Gary, Merrillville, Crown Point, Demotte, Rensselaer, West Lafayette (Purdue University), Lafayette, Frankfort, Indianapolis (Riverside Park, Major Taylor Velodrome, Marian University), Speedway (Indianapolis Motor Speedway), Indianapolis (Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument) USA Indiana 350 right USA Indiana Hammond, Indiana 41.6917 -87.5109 USA Indiana Whiting, Indiana 41.6797 -87.4944 USA Indiana East Chicago, Indiana 41.6408 -87.4614 USA Indiana Gary Gary, Indiana 12 41.5993 -87.3363 USA Indiana Merrillville, Indiana 41.4972 -87.3386 USA Indiana Crown Point, Indiana 41.4444 -87.36 USA Indiana Demotte, Indiana 41.195 -87.1986 USA Indiana Rensselaer, Indiana 40.9947 -87.1036 USA Indiana West Lafayette, Indiana 40.4673 -86.9281 USA Indiana Lafayette, Indiana 40.4177 -86.8896 USA Indiana Frankfort, Indiana 40.3043 -86.4689 USA Indiana Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana 12 39.775 -86.1321 USA Indiana Speedway, Indiana 39.8022 -86.2672 USA Indiana Shelbyville, Indiana 39.5115 -85.7919 USA Indiana Columbus, Indiana 39.1914 -85.8913 USA Indiana Scottsburg, Indiana 38.6714 -85.7096 USA Indiana Henryville, Indiana 38.5504 -85.7743 USA Indiana Memphis, Indiana 38.4675 -85.7696 USA Indiana Speed, Indiana 38.4122 -85.7524 USA Indiana Sellersburg, Indiana 38.4045 -85.7879 USA Indiana New Albany, Indiana 38.2933 -85.8379 USA Indiana Clarksville, Indiana 38.3109 -85.7644 USA Indiana Jeffersonville, Indiana 38.3334 -85.6972 June 5 Indiana: Indianapolis, Shelbyville, Columbus, Scottsburg, Henryville, Memphis, Speed, Sellersburg, New Albany, Clarksville, Jeffersonville Kentucky: Louisville (Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory) June 6 Kentucky: Louisville (The Belvedere, University of Louisville, Churchill Downs), Bedford, Prestonville, Carrollton, Ghent, Warsaw, Florence, Erlanger, Edgewood, Crestview Hills, Lakeside Park, Fort Mitchell, Fort Wright, Covington Ohio: Cincinnati (Riverfront Stadium, Sawyer Point Park)USA Kentucky 350 right USA Kentucky Louisville Louisville, Kentucky 12 38.2524 -85.7538 USA Kentucky Bedford, Kentucky 38.603 -85.3294 USA Kentucky Prestonville, Kentucky 38.6797 -85.1902 USA Kentucky Carrollton, Kentucky 38.6638 -85.0989 USA Kentucky Ghent, Kentucky 38.7156 -85.047 USA Kentucky Warsaw, Kentucky 38.7834 -84.9016 USA Kentucky Florence, Kentucky 38.9623 -84.7477 USA Kentucky Erlanger, Kentucky 39.0196 -84.5913 USA Kentucky Edgewood, Kentucky 39.0186 -84.5818 USA Kentucky Crestview Hills, Kentucky 39.0272 -84.5849 USA Kentucky Lakeside Park, Kentucky 39.0356 -84.5691 USA Kentucky Fort Mitchell, Kentucky 39.029 -84.5618 USA Kentucky Fort Wright, Kentucky 39.0517 -84.5341 USA Kentucky Covington, Kentucky 39.059 -84.5427 June 7 Ohio: Cincinnati (Fountain Square), Norwood, Silverton, Sycamore Township, Fosters, Hamilton Township, Hopkinsville, Morrow, Wilmington (Wilmington College, Washington Court House, Grove City, Columbus (COSI, German Village, Ohio State Capitol) USA Ohio 350 right USA Ohio Cincinnati bottom Cincinnati, Ohio 12 39.1667 -84.5382 USA Ohio Norwood, Ohio 39.1556 -84.4596 USA Ohio Silverton, Ohio 39.1928 -84.4004 USA Ohio Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, Ohio 39.2133 -84.3783 USA Ohio Fosters, Ohio 39.319167 -84.253056 USA Ohio Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio 39.3217 -84.2117 USA Ohio Hopkinsville, Ohio 39.3388 -84.2196 USA Ohio Morrow, Ohio 39.342 -84.1069 USA Ohio Wilmington, Ohio 39.4449 -83.8244 USA Ohio Washington Court House, Ohio 39.5369 -83.455 USA Ohio Grove City, Ohio 39.8814 -83.0929 USA Ohio Columbus Columbus, Ohio 12 39.96 -83 USA Ohio Worthington, Ohio 40.0931 -83.0179 USA Ohio Dublin, Ohio 40.0974 -83.1501 USA Ohio Jerome, Ohio 40.0981 -83.2837 USA Ohio Marysville, Ohio 40.2676 -83.3766 USA Ohio Kenton, Ohio 40.6401 -83.6169 USA Ohio Findlay, Ohio 41.0152 -83.6647 USA Ohio Bowling Green, Ohio 41.3764 -83.6137 USA Ohio Toledo, Ohio 41.7206 -83.5693 USA Ohio Dearborn bottom Dearborn, Michigan 12 42.31 -83.1776 USA Ohio Detroit Detroit, Michigan 42.347 -83.0601 USA Ohio Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio 12 41.4893 -81.6674 USA Ohio Euclid, Ohio 41.5668 -81.5261 USA Ohio Willowick, Ohio 41.6331 -81.4687 USA Ohio Eastlake, Ohio 41.6586 -81.4445 USA Ohio Lakeline, Ohio 41.6594 -81.4542 USA Ohio Timberlake, Ohio 41.6658 -81.4431 USA Ohio Willoughby, Ohio 41.6379 -81.3773 USA Ohio Painesville, Ohio 41.7079 -81.199 USA Ohio Geneva, Ohio 41.7769 -80.9498 USA Ohio Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio 41.7769 -80.9498 USA Ohio Ashtabula, Ohio 41.8559 -80.7918 USA Ohio North Kingsville, Ohio 41.9045 -80.685 USA Ohio Conneaut, Ohio 41.9475 -80.5542 June 8 Ohio: Columbus (Ohio State University), Worthington, Dublin, Jerome, Marysville, Kenton, Findlay (University of Findlay), Bowling Green (Bowling Green State University), Toledo Michigan: Dearborn June 9 Michigan: Dearborn, Detroit (Philip A. Hart Plaza), carried by lake freighter across Lake Erie Ohio: Cleveland (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Hope Memorial Bridge, Jacobs Field) June 10 Ohio: Cleveland (Gordon Park), Euclid, Willowick, Eastlake, Lakeline, Timberlake, Willoughby, Painesville, Geneva, Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ashtabula, North Kingsville, Conneaut Pennsylvania: Erie (Gannon University) June 11 Pennsylvania: Erie, Harborcreek, North East New York: Fredonia, Highland-on-the-Lake, Wanakah, Blasdell, Lackawanna, Buffalo, Kenmore, Tonawanda, North Tonawanda, Wheatfield, Niagara Falls (Convention Center) USA New York 330 right USA New York Erie top Erie, Pennsylvania 12 42.1212 -80.0889 USA New York Harborcreek, Pennsylvania 42.1729 -79.9376 USA New York North East, Pennsylvania 42.1768 -79.8419 USA New York Fredonia, New York 42.4122 -79.3192 USA New York Highland-on-the-Lake, New York 42.7 -78.983 USA New York Wanakah, New York 42.7461 -78.903 USA New York Blasdell, New York 42.7973 -78.824 USA New York Lackawanna, New York 42.8256 -78.8233 USA New York Buffalo, New York 42.896 -78.8864 USA New York Kenmore, New York 42.9658 -78.87 USA New York Tonawanda, New York 42.997 -78.8786 USA New York North Tonawanda, New York 43.0386 -78.8642 USA New York Wheatfield, New York 43.0868 -78.8893 USA New York Niagara Falls top Niagara Falls, New York 12 43.0958 -79.0404 USA New York Lewiston, New York 43.1708 -78.9895 USA New York Lockport, New York 43.1684 -78.7068 USA New York Chili Center, New York 43.1074 -77.7467 USA New York Rochester, New York 43.1566 -77.604 USA New York Pittsford, New York 43.0602 -77.5206 USA New York Fairport, New York 43.1042 -77.4289 USA New York Seneca Falls, New York 42.9052 -76.7949 USA New York Camillus, New York 43.0497 -76.348 USA New York Syracuse top Syracuse, New York 12 43.0214 -76.1977 USA New York Fayetteville, New York 43.0297 -76.0043 USA New York Oneida, New York 43.0477 -75.6409 USA New York New Hartford, New York 43.0673 -75.2909 USA New York Utica, New York 43.0773 -75.2332 USA New York Little Falls, New York 43.0789 -74.8644 USA New York Amsterdam, New York 42.9062 -74.229 USA New York Schenectady, New York 42.88 -73.9913 USA New York Albany Albany, New York 12 42.6148 -73.9708 USA New York Menands, New York 42.692 -73.7245 USA New York Watervliet, New York 42.7362 -73.7203 USA New York Troy, New York 42.7485 -73.5995 USA New York Brunswick, New York 42.7363 -73.5631 June 12 New York: Niagara Falls (Goat Island, Niagara University), Lewiston, Lockport, Chili Center, Rochester, Pittsford, Fairport, Seneca Falls, Camillus (riding along Erie Canal on a historic packet boat), Syracuse June 13 New York: Syracuse (Syracuse University), Fayetteville, Oneida, New Hartford, Utica, Little Falls, Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany (New York State Capitol) June 14 New York: Albany, Menands, Watervliet, Troy, Brunswick Vermont: Bennington, Brattleboro New Hampshire: Keene, Nashua USA Massachusetts 350 right USA Massachusetts Bennington, Vermont 42.8746 -73.185 USA Massachusetts Brattleboro, Vermont 42.8842 -72.7607 USA Massachusetts Keene, New Hampshire 42.965 -72.2948 USA Massachusetts Nashua Nashua, New Hampshire 12 42.7412 -71.4587 USA Massachusetts Maynard, Massachusetts 42.4463 -71.4594 USA Massachusetts Marlborough, Massachusetts 42.349 -71.5454 USA Massachusetts Hopkinton, Massachusetts 42.2235 -71.5228 USA Massachusetts Ashland, Massachusetts 42.2612 -71.4634 USA Massachusetts Framingham, Massachusetts 42.3201 -71.4404 USA Massachusetts Natick, Massachusetts 42.2834 -71.3495 USA Massachusetts Wellesley, Massachusetts 42.3005 -71.2787 USA Massachusetts Newton, Massachusetts 42.3534 -71.1878 USA Massachusetts Boston Boston, Massachusetts 42.3543 -71.0734 USA Massachusetts Roxbury, Massachusetts 42.325 -71.0953 USA Massachusetts Canton, Massachusetts 42.1791 -71.1211 USA Massachusetts Pawtucket, Rhode Island 41.8751 -71.3927 USA Massachusetts Providence Providence, Rhode Island 12 41.8183 -71.4248 June 15 New Hampshire: Nashua Massachusetts: Maynard, Marlborough, Hopkinton (Boston Marathon route), Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton, Boston (Kenmore Square, Faneuil Hall, Government Center, Massachusetts State House, Boston Common), Roxbury, Canton Rhode Island: Pawtucket, Providence (Rhode Island State House) June 16 Rhode Island: Providence (Brown University) Connecticut: Storrs (University of Connecticut), Manchester, East Hartford, Hartford (Old State House, Bushnell Park, Connecticut State Capitol), West Hartford, Farmington, New Britain, Meriden, Hamden, New Haven (New Haven Green) USA Connecticut 350 right USA Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut 41.8011 -72.2453 USA Connecticut Manchester, Connecticut 41.776 -72.5237 USA Connecticut East Hartford, Connecticut 41.7797 -72.6213 USA Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut 41.7917 -72.7188 USA Connecticut West Hartford, Connecticut 41.7631 -72.7273 USA Connecticut Farmington, Connecticut 41.7267 -72.8295 USA Connecticut New Britain, Connecticut 41.666 -72.7783 USA Connecticut Meriden, Connecticut 41.5364 -72.8019 USA Connecticut Hamden, Connecticut 41.3727 -72.9387 USA Connecticut New Haven New Haven, Connecticut 12 41.3657 -72.9275 USA Connecticut West Haven, Connecticut 41.2724 -72.9403 USA Connecticut Orange, Connecticut 41.2798 -73.031 USA Connecticut Milford, Connecticut 41.2223 -73.0565 USA Connecticut Stratford, Connecticut 41.2071 -73.1305 USA Connecticut Bridgeport, Connecticut 41.3088 -73.3636 USA Connecticut Fairfield, Connecticut 41.1751 -73.2824 USA Connecticut Westport, Connecticut 41.1444 -73.3432 USA Connecticut Norwalk, Connecticut 41.1261 -73.4424 USA Connecticut Darien, Connecticut 41.0758 -73.4807 USA Connecticut Stamford, Connecticut 41.054 -73.5362 USA Connecticut Greenwich, Connecticut 41.0427 -73.6261 USA Connecticut Port Chester, New York 41.0221 -73.6797 USA Connecticut Rye, New York 40.9789 -73.6933 USA Connecticut Mamaroneck, New York 40.9491 -73.7387 USA Connecticut Larchmont, New York 40.9278 -73.7518 USA Connecticut New Rochelle, New York 40.9175 -73.7848 June 17 Connecticut: New Haven, West Haven, Orange, Milford, Stratford, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Westport, Norwalk, Darien, Stamford, Greenwich New York: Port Chester, Rye, Mamaroneck, Larchmont, New Rochelle, New York City (The Bronx, Central Park, Rockefeller Center) June 18 New York: New York City (Rockefeller Center, Union Square, Wall Street, Whitehall Terminal, Circle Line ferry to Liberty Island and across the Hudson River) New Jersey: Jersey City (ferry landing at Exchange Place), Union City, Secaucus, Belleville, Montclair, Verona, West Orange, Livingston, Florham Park, Morristown, Princeton (gravesite of William Milligan SloaneMay, Jeff. "Olympic torch burns path across area today", The Courier-News, June 18, 1996, front page. in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton University), Lawrenceville, Trenton (New Jersey State Capitol) Pennsylvania: Morrisville, Philadelphia (Rocky Steps, Philadelphia Museum of Art) USA New Jersey 350 right USA New Jersey NewYorkCity right New York City 12 40.7504 -73.9963 USA New Jersey Jersey City, New Jersey 40.726 -74.0473 USA New Jersey Union City, New Jersey 40.7795 -74.0237 USA New Jersey Secaucus, New Jersey 40.7888 -74.056 USA New Jersey Belleville, New Jersey 40.7949 -74.1618 USA New Jersey Montclair, New Jersey 40.8119 -74.2163 USA New Jersey Verona, New Jersey 40.8328 -74.2438 USA New Jersey West Orange, New Jersey 40.7899 -74.2271 USA New Jersey Livingston, New Jersey 40.787 -74.3259 USA New Jersey Florham Park, New Jersey 40.7735 -74.3979 USA New Jersey Morristown, New Jersey 40.7716 -74.5062 USA New Jersey Princeton, New Jersey 40.3436 -74.6939 USA New Jersey Lawrenceville, New Jersey 40.2973 -74.7296 USA New Jersey Trenton, New Jersey 40.2195 -74.7593 USA New Jersey Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 40.2084 -74.8291 USA New Jersey Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 12 40.0018 -75.1178 USA New Jersey Upper Darby, Pennsylvania 39.9604 -75.2703 USA New Jersey West Chester, Pennsylvania 39.9801 -75.6105 USA New Jersey Wilmington, Delaware 39.7271 -75.5478 USA New Jersey Newark, Delaware 39.6147 -75.7012 June 19 Pennsylvania: Philadelphia (Independence Hall), Upper Darby, West Chester Delaware: Wilmington (Rodney Square), Newark (University of Delaware) Maryland: Elkton, North East, Perryville, Havre de Grace, Aberdeen, Baltimore (Patterson Park, Johns Hopkins University, Federal Hill) June 20 Maryland: Baltimore (Camden Yards), Annapolis (United States Naval Academy, Maryland State Capitol), Largo Washington, D.C.: RFK Stadium, Lincoln Park, Supreme Court Building, United States Capitol, Gallaudet University, Howard University, Washington National Cathedral, American University, Mount Vernon College, Georgetown University Virginia: Arlington (Arlington National Cemetery), Marine Corps War Memorial Washington, D.C.: Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, White HouseUSA Maryland 350 right USA Maryland Elkton, Maryland 39.5618 -75.8757 USA Maryland North East, Maryland 39.6001 -75.9413 USA Maryland Perryville, Maryland 39.5714 -76.0332 USA Maryland Havre de Grace, Maryland 39.56 -76.1551 USA Maryland Aberdeen, Maryland 39.4999 -76.2311 USA Maryland Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland 12 39.2965 -76.6234 USA Maryland Annapolis, Maryland 38.9877 -76.5528 USA Maryland Largo, Maryland 38.7802 -76.7669 USA Maryland Washington, D.C. left Washington, D.C. 12 38.9119 -77.0167 June 21 Washington, D.C.: White House, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial Virginia: Alexandria, Mount Vernon, Woodbridge, Fredericksburg (Kenmore), Charlottesville (University of Virginia), Richmond (Virginia State Capitol, Tredegar Iron Works)USA Virginia 350 right USA Virginia Alexandria, Virginia 38.8198 -77.0596 USA Virginia Mount Vernon 38.8309 -77.4322 USA Virginia Woodbridge, Virginia 38.6255 -77.2716 USA Virginia Fredericksburg, Virginia 38.2951 -77.4836 USA Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 38.0265 -78.4804 USA Virginia Richmond Richmond, Virginia 12 37.5242 -77.4931 USA Virginia Petersburg, Virginia 37.2091 -77.4974 USA Virginia South Hill, Virginia 36.7172 -78.1687 June 22 Virginia: Richmond, Petersburg, South Hill North Carolina: Henderson, Wake Forest (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary), Raleigh (Peace College) USA North Carolina 350 right USA North Carolina Henderson, North Carolina 36.3267 -78.4091 USA North Carolina Wake Forest, North Carolina 35.9824 -78.5517 USA North Carolina Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina 12 35.7736 -78.6344 USA North Carolina Cary, North Carolina 35.7633 -78.7881 USA North Carolina Durham, North Carolina 35.9992 -78.8979 USA North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina 36.0046 -79.0544 USA North Carolina Carrboro, North Carolina 35.9054 -79.09 USA North Carolina Graham, North Carolina 35.9721 -79.3475 USA North Carolina Burlington, North Carolina 36.0298 -79.4916 USA North Carolina Elon, North Carolina 36.2124 -79.4882 USA North Carolina Gibsonville, North Carolina 36.1503 -79.6104 USA North Carolina Greensboro top Greensboro, North Carolina 12 36.0691 -79.7651 USA North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina 36.1111 -80.2004 USA North Carolina High Point, North Carolina 35.9544 -79.9878 USA North Carolina Lexington, North Carolina 35.8018 -80.2107 USA North Carolina Spencer, North Carolina 35.6916 -80.4326 USA North Carolina Salisbury, North Carolina 35.6804 -80.4531 USA North Carolina Kannapolis, North Carolina 35.4629 -80.6725 USA North Carolina Concord, North Carolina 35.3716 -80.5621 USA North Carolina Charlotte bottom Charlotte, North Carolina 12 35.26 -80.8041 June 23 North Carolina: Raleigh (Reynolds Coliseum, North Carolina State University), Cary, Durham (North Carolina Central University, Duke University), Chapel Hill (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Carrboro, Graham, Burlington, Elon (Elon College), Gibsonville, Greensboro June 24 North Carolina: Greensboro (Coliseum and War Memorial Auditorium, University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Winston-Salem (Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University, Bowman Gray Stadium), High Point, Lexington, Spencer (North Carolina Transportation Museum), Salisbury, Kannapolis, Concord, Charlotte (Charlotte Motor Speedway, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Johnson C. Smith University) June 25 North Carolina: Charlotte South Carolina: Rock Hill, Ridgeway, Columbia (Benedict College, Allen University, University of South Carolina, South Carolina State Capitol), Union, Spartanburg, GreenvilleUSA South Carolina 350 right USA South Carolina Rock Hill, South Carolina 34.9091 -81.0524 USA South Carolina Ridgeway, South Carolina 34.3068 -80.9267 USA South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 33.9874 -81.0248 USA South Carolina Union, South Carolina 34.7004 -81.6476 USA South Carolina Spartanburg, South Carolina 34.934 -82.0106 USA South Carolina Greenville bottom Greenville, South Carolina 12 34.8485 -82.4028 June 26 South Carolina: Greenville North Carolina: Flat Rock (Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site), Hendersonville, Asheville, Cherokee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tennessee: Great Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, Knoxville (World's Fair Park) USA Tennessee 350 right USA Tennessee Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina 35.297 -82.4037 USA Tennessee Hendersonville, North Carolina 35.2604 -82.553 USA Tennessee Asheville, North Carolina 35.6027 -82.5672 USA Tennessee Cherokee, North Carolina 35.4948 -83.349 USA Tennessee Gatlinburg, Tennessee 35.7277 -83.4369 USA Tennessee Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 35.7859 -83.5621 USA Tennessee Sevierville, Tennessee 35.8332 -83.5722 USA Tennessee Knoxville top Knoxville, Tennessee 12 36.0323 -83.8848 USA Tennessee Kingston, Tennessee 35.8165 -84.5211 USA Tennessee Cookeville, Tennessee 36.2178 -85.5423 USA Tennessee Carthage, Tennessee 36.2762 -85.9517 USA Tennessee Lebanon, Tennessee 36.2672 -86.2911 USA Tennessee Mount Juliet, Tennessee 36.1562 -86.3049 USA Tennessee Nashville top Nashville, Tennessee 12 36.1656 -86.778 USA Tennessee Brentwood, Tennessee 35.8745 -86.9075 USA Tennessee Franklin, Tennessee 35.8907 -86.9656 USA Tennessee Shelbyville, Tennessee 35.4863 -86.4623 USA Tennessee Fayetteville, Tennessee 35.1682 -86.6019 June 27 Tennessee: Knoxville (James White's Fort, University of Tennessee), Kingston, Cookeville (Tennessee Tech), Carthage, Lebanon, Mount Juliet, Nashville (Ryman Auditorium, Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville Parthenon) June 28 Tennessee: Nashville (Vanderbilt University), Brentwood, Franklin, Shelbyville (Calsonic Arena), Fayetteville Alabama: Huntsville (Space Camp, U.S. Space & Rocket Center) June 29 Alabama: Huntsville, Madison, Decatur, Oakville (Jesse Owens Memorial Park), Cullman, Phelan, Hanceville, Gardendale, Fultondale, Birmingham (Legion Field, Birmingham–Southern College, University of Alabama at Birmingham) USA Alabama 350 right USA Alabama Huntsville Huntsville, Alabama 12 34.7184 -86.5564 USA Alabama Madison, Alabama 34.6437 -86.8181 USA Alabama Decatur, Alabama 34.608 -87.011 USA Alabama Oakville, Alabama 34.4453 -87.1622 USA Alabama Cullman, Alabama 34.111 -86.8531 USA Alabama Phelan, Alabama 34.1331 -86.8172 USA Alabama Hanceville, Alabama 34.0342 -86.8417 USA Alabama Gardendale, Alabama 33.7061 -86.8482 USA Alabama Fultondale, Alabama 33.6017 -86.8264 USA Alabama Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama 12 33.4564 -86.8019 USA Alabama Homewood, Alabama 33.4717 -86.8008 USA Alabama Vestavia Hills, Alabama 33.4487 -86.7877 USA Alabama Hoover, Alabama 33.4053 -86.8113 USA Alabama Pelham, Alabama 33.2931 -86.7679 USA Alabama Alabaster, Alabama 33.1934 -86.7943 USA Alabama Jemison, Alabama 32.97 -86.7341 USA Alabama Clanton, Alabama 32.8566 -86.6528 USA Alabama Selma, Alabama 32.4337 -87.0555 USA Alabama Montgomery Montgomery, Alabama 12 32.3569 -86.2578 USA Alabama Wetumpka, Alabama 32.5926 -86.2153 USA Alabama Troy, Alabama 31.7641 -86.003 USA Alabama Brundidge, Alabama 31.7134 -85.8162 USA Alabama Ozark, Alabama 31.4501 -85.6518 USA Alabama Dothan, Alabama 31.1481 -85.3718 June 30 Alabama: Birmingham (Vulcan Park), Homewood, Vestavia Hills, Hoover, Pelham, Alabaster, Jemison, Clanton, Selma (Edmund Pettus Bridge), Montgomery (Alabama State Capitol), Wetumpka (Olympia Temple of Hera replica at Jasmine Hill Gardens) July 1 Alabama: Montgomery, Troy (Troy University), Brundidge, Ozark, Dothan Florida: Cottondale, Panama City, Panama City Beach July 2 Florida: Panama City, Wewahitchka, Bristol, Quincy, Midway, Tallahassee (Florida State Capitol), Perry, High Springs, Gainesville USA Florida 350 right USA Florida Cottondale, Florida 30.7971 -85.3766 USA Florida Panama City, Florida 30.1597 -85.6609 USA Florida Panama City Beach bottom Panama City Beach, Florida 12 30.2006 -85.8136 USA Florida Wewahitchka, Florida 30.1127 -85.2004 USA Florida Bristol, Florida 30.4192 -84.978 USA Florida Quincy, Florida 30.5556 -84.6318 USA Florida Midway, Gadsden County, Florida 30.4753 -84.4802 USA Florida Tallahassee, Florida 30.4277 -84.2584 USA Florida Perry, Florida 30.1724 -83.6093 USA Florida High Springs, Florida 29.8246 -82.6512 USA Florida Gainesville left Gainesville, Florida 12 29.6489 -82.3245 USA Florida Brooksville, Florida 28.5861 -82.3958 USA Florida Tampa, Florida 27.996 -82.582 USA Florida St. Petersburg left St. Petersburg, Florida 12 27.7756 -82.6409 USA Florida St. Pete Beach, Florida 27.7431 -82.7512 USA Florida Palmetto, Florida 27.5773 -82.516 USA Florida Bradenton, Florida 27.4047 -82.4704 USA Florida Sarasota, Florida 27.335 -82.5371 USA Florida Miami Miami, Florida 12 25.5584 -80.4581 USA Florida Miami Beach, Florida 25.8518 -80.1387 USA Florida Surfside, Florida 25.8784 -80.1256 USA Florida Bal Harbour Village, Florida 25.892 -80.1269 USA Florida Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 25.9506 -80.1228 USA Florida Golden Beach, Florida 25.965 -80.1222 USA Florida Hallandale Beach, Florida 25.9921 -80.1467 USA Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida 26.1213 -80.1279 USA Florida Plantation, Florida 26.1275 -80.2331 USA Florida Pompano Beach, Florida 26.2347 -80.1205 USA Florida Deerfield Beach, Florida 26.3111 -80.0978 USA Florida Boca Raton, Florida 26.348 -80.2189 USA Florida Delray Beach, Florida 26.4575 -80.0816 USA Florida Boynton Beach, Florida 26.5298 -80.0918 USA Florida Hypoluxo, Florida 26.5664 -80.0533 USA Florida Lantana, Florida 26.5867 -80.0519 USA Florida Lake Worth, Florida 26.6174 -80.0686 USA Florida West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, Florida 12 26.7158 -80.0702 USA Florida Riviera Beach, Florida 26.7753 -80.058 USA Florida Lake Park, Florida 26.8002 -80.0678 USA Florida North Palm Beach, Florida 26.8404 -80.052 USA Florida Juno Ridge, Florida 26.8483 -80.0625 USA Florida Juno Beach, Florida 26.8802 -80.0532 USA Florida Stuart, Florida 27.1897 -80.2547 USA Florida Port St. Lucie, Florida 27.3124 -80.3133 USA Florida White City, St. Lucie County, Florida 27.3742 -80.3351 USA Florida Fort Pierce, Florida 27.4121 -80.5341 USA Florida Vero Beach, Florida 27.638 -80.4029 USA Florida Gifford, Florida 27.6415 -80.4026 USA Florida Sebastian, Florida 27.7991 -80.483 USA Florida Roseland, Florida 27.709 -80.5725 USA Florida Micco, Florida 27.8806 -80.5112 USA Florida Grant-Valkaria, Florida 27.9395 -80.5707 USA Florida Malabar, Florida 28.0036 -80.5656 USA Florida Palm Bay, Florida 28.0313 -80.6004 USA Florida Melbourne Melbourne, Florida 12 28.0793 -80.6236 USA Florida Indialantic, Florida 28.1079 -80.5796 USA Florida Indian Harbour Beach, Florida 28.1484 -80.5888 USA Florida Satellite Beach, Florida 28.1761 -80.59 USA Florida South Patrick Shores, Florida 28.2022 -80.6094 USA Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida 28.2403 -80.6051 USA Florida Cocoa Beach, Florida 28.3256 -80.6234 USA Florida Merritt Island, Florida 28.3581 -80.6968 USA Florida Cape Canaveral, Florida 28.3946 -80.6143 USA Florida Orlando top Orlando, Florida 12 28.5451 -81.3732 USA Florida Winter Park, Florida 28.6023 -81.3587 USA Florida Daytona Beach, Florida 29.194 -81.0476 USA Florida Ormond Beach, Florida 29.2847 -81.1613 USA Florida St. Augustine right St. Augustine, Florida 12 29.9182 -81.367 USA Florida Jacksonville, Florida 30.3894 -81.6808 July 3 Florida: Gainesville (University of Florida), Brooksville, Tampa, sailing across Tampa Bay to St. Petersburg July 4 Florida: St. Pete Beach, St. Petersburg (Sunshine Skyway Bridge), Palmetto, Bradenton, Sarasota (John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art), flown by seaplane to Miami (City Hall, Little Havana, Bayfront Park) July 5 Florida: Miami Beach, Surfside, Bal Harbour Village, Sunny Isles Beach, Golden Beach, Hallandale Beach, Fort Lauderdale (International Swimming Hall of Fame), Plantation, Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach,"Blazing a new Olympic trail on July 4th and 5th", Miami Herald, July 4, 1996, front page. Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Hypoluxo, Lantana, Lake Worth, West Palm Beach"Carrying the Flame", Palm Beach Post, July 5, 1996, front page. July 6 Florida: West Palm Beach, Riviera Beach, Lake Park, North Palm Beach, Juno Ridge, Juno Beach, Stuart, Port St. Lucie, White City, Fort Pierce, Vero Beach, Gifford, Sebastian, Roseland, Micco, Grant-Valkaria, Malabar, Palm Bay, Melbourne July 7 Florida: Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach, South Patrick Shores, Patrick Air Force Base, Cocoa Beach, Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral (Kennedy Space Center), Orlando (Citrus Bowl, Lake Eola) July 8 Florida: Orlando, Winter Park, Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach, St. Augustine (Castillo de San Marcos) July 9 Florida: St. Augustine (Castillo de San Marcos), Jacksonville (Civic Auditorium), carried by Coast Guard Cutter Georgia: Fort Pulaski, sailing into Savannah (Forsyth Park) July 10 Georgia: Savannah (Forsyth Park, Armstrong State College), Hinesville, Darien, Brunswick, Jesup, Screven, Patterson, Blackshear, Waycross, Alma, Nicholls, Douglas USA Georgia 350 right USA Georgia Fort Pulaski National Monument 32.0274 -80.8914 USA Georgia Savannah top Savannah, Georgia 12 32.0746 -81.0882 USA Georgia Hinesville, Georgia 31.8068 -81.437 USA Georgia Darien, Georgia 31.4138 -81.3692 USA Georgia Brunswick, Georgia 31.1809 -81.4939 USA Georgia Jesup, Georgia 31.6007 -81.9577 USA Georgia Screven, Georgia 31.5129 -82.0102 USA Georgia Patterson, Georgia 31.3696 -82.1153 USA Georgia Blackshear, Georgia 31.3263 -82.2712 USA Georgia Waycross, Georgia 31.2242 -82.3596 USA Georgia Alma, Georgia 31.5769 -82.4611 USA Georgia Nicholls, Georgia 31.5049 -82.703 USA Georgia Douglas bottom Douglas, Georgia 12 31.5093 -82.8571 USA Georgia Ocilla, Georgia 31.5717 -83.2696 USA Georgia Tifton, Georgia 31.4625 -83.5935 USA Georgia Omega, Georgia 31.341 -83.5935 USA Georgia Moultrie, Georgia 31.1834 -83.7896 USA Georgia Hahira, Georgia 30.942 -83.3332 USA Georgia Valdosta, Georgia 30.7539 -83.332 USA Georgia Quitman, Georgia 30.7894 -83.5877 USA Georgia Thomasville, Georgia 30.8535 -83.8882 USA Georgia Cairo, Georgia 30.8575 -84.229 USA Georgia Bainbridge, Georgia 30.8887 -84.6178 USA Georgia Camilla, Georgia 31.2491 -84.2428 USA Georgia Putney, Georgia 31.543 -84.2195 USA Georgia Albany Albany, Georgia 12 31.5606 -84.1767 USA Georgia Leesburg, Georgia 31.7637 -84.1603 USA Georgia Americus, Georgia 32.0404 -84.2152 USA Georgia Plains, Georgia 32.0276 -84.3724 USA Georgia Preston, Georgia 32.0761 -84.5435 USA Georgia Columbus, Georgia 32.4728 -84.9782 USA Georgia Pine Mountain, Harris County, Georgia 32.8342 -84.9046 USA Georgia Warm Springs, Georgia 32.9063 -84.7167 USA Georgia Manchester, Georgia 32.911 -84.6154 USA Georgia Thomaston, Georgia 32.8845 -84.3364 USA Georgia Fort Valley, Georgia 32.5606 -83.8545 USA Georgia Perry bottom Perry, Georgia 12 32.4319 -83.7226 USA Georgia Warner Robins, Georgia 32.5804 -83.653 USA Georgia Macon, Georgia 32.8043 -83.6175 USA Georgia Milledgeville, Georgia 33.0722 -83.239 USA Georgia Irwinton, Georgia 32.7514 -83.1452 USA Georgia Dublin, Georgia 32.4592 -82.9381 USA Georgia Eastman, Georgia 32.1435 -83.1943 USA Georgia Soperton, Georgia 32.3831 -82.5571 USA Georgia Vidalia, Georgia 32.1986 -82.392 USA Georgia Lyons, Georgia 32.1291 -82.3305 USA Georgia Reidsville, Georgia 32.031 -82.146 USA Georgia Hagan, Georgia 32.156 -81.9337 USA Georgia Claxton, Georgia 32.1606 -81.9238 USA Georgia Statesboro top Statesboro, Georgia 12 32.425 -81.7849 USA Georgia Swainsboro, Georgia 32.5698 -82.3461 USA Georgia Midville, Georgia 32.9264 -82.1723 USA Georgia Louisville, Georgia 33.0287 -82.4379 USA Georgia Waynesboro, Georgia 33.0807 -81.9867 USA Georgia Augusta, Georgia 33.4566 -81.9691 USA Georgia Harlem, Georgia 33.4561 -82.3073 USA Georgia Thomson, Georgia 33.4949 -82.5138 USA Georgia Warrenton, Georgia 33.4061 -82.641 USA Georgia Sparta, Georgia 33.257 -83.0892 USA Georgia Greensboro, Georgia 33.5606 -83.1933 USA Georgia Eatonton left Eatonton, Georgia 12 33.3208 -83.3558 USA Georgia Madison, Georgia 33.5911 -83.4929 USA Georgia Watkinsville, Georgia 33.8629 -83.4087 USA Georgia Athens, Georgia 33.9929 -83.3536 USA Georgia Jefferson, Georgia 34.106 -83.589 USA Georgia Gainesville, Georgia 34.3343 -83.8379 USA Georgia Dahlonega, Georgia 34.5413 -84.0243 USA Georgia Cleveland, Georgia 34.6104 -83.7461 USA Georgia Clarkesville, Georgia 34.6559 -83.5082 USA Georgia Toccoa, Georgia 34.5541 -83.2888 USA Georgia Clayton, Georgia 34.8868 -83.3753 USA Georgia Hiawassee, Georgia 34.9063 -83.7273 USA Georgia Young Harris top Young Harris, Georgia 12 34.9344 -83.8285 USA Georgia Blairsville, Georgia 34.8675 -83.9676 USA Georgia McCaysville, Georgia 34.9861 -84.3713 USA Georgia Copperhill, Tennessee 35.0206 -84.3748 USA Georgia Ocoee Whitewater Center 35.101 -84.6897 USA Georgia Eton, Georgia 34.7878 -84.7778 USA Georgia Chatsworth, Georgia 34.7855 -84.7716 USA Georgia Dalton, Georgia 34.8018 -84.9897 USA Georgia New Echota, Georgia 34.541 -84.9093 USA Georgia Calhoun, Georgia 34.4969 -84.8879 USA Georgia Rome, Georgia 34.2417 -85.1715 USA Georgia Cartersville, Georgia 34.2007 -84.8471 USA Georgia Rockmart, Georgia 33.9937 -85.0915 USA Georgia Cedartown, Georgia 33.9988 -85.2394 USA Georgia Buchanan, Georgia 33.8366 -85.2104 USA Georgia Bremen, Georgia 33.7679 -85.1729 USA Georgia Carrollton, Georgia 33.6044 -85.0498 USA Georgia Franklin top Franklin, Georgia 12 33.278 -85.134 USA Georgia LaGrange, Georgia 33.0243 -85.0739 USA Georgia Hogansville, Georgia 33.1441 -84.9605 USA Georgia Grantville, Georgia 33.2348 -84.8357 USA Georgia Moreland, Georgia 33.2762 -84.7387 USA Georgia Newnan, Georgia 33.3695 -84.8193 USA Georgia Peachtree City, Georgia 33.3957 -84.5681 USA Georgia Senoia, Georgia 33.2853 -84.6025 USA Georgia Griffin, Georgia 33.2658 -84.2895 USA Georgia Fayetteville, Georgia 33.4679 -84.4806 USA Georgia Jonesboro, Georgia 33.5185 -84.3375 USA Georgia Stockbridge, Georgia 33.5499 -84.2079 USA Georgia McDonough, Georgia 33.4767 -84.055 USA Georgia Porterdale, Georgia 33.5744 -83.8947 USA Georgia Covington, Georgia 33.5293 -83.8496 USA Georgia Conyers, Georgia 33.7191 -84.002 USA Georgia Lithonia, Georgia 33.6675 -84.1448 USA Georgia Stone Mountain Stone Mountain, Georgia 12 33.7974 -84.1979 USA Georgia Decatur, Georgia 33.7725 -84.2917 USA Georgia Druid Hills, Georgia 33.7803 -84.336 USA Georgia Chamblee, Georgia 33.892 -84.2988 USA Georgia Doraville, Georgia 33.8981 -84.2832 USA Georgia Norcross, Georgia 33.9444 -84.2109 USA Georgia Peachtree Corners, Georgia 33.9691 -84.2233 USA Georgia Roswell, Georgia 34.0551 -84.3704 USA Georgia Sandy Springs, Georgia 33.9242 -84.3785 USA Georgia Atlanta left Atlanta, Georgia 12 33.8443 -84.474 USA Georgia Hapeville, Georgia 33.6601 -84.4102 USA Georgia College Park, Georgia 33.6175 -84.4675 USA Georgia East Point, Georgia 33.6795 -84.4393 July 11 Georgia: Douglas, Ocilla, Tifton, Omega, Moultrie, Hahira, Valdosta (Valdosta State University), Quitman, Thomasville, Cairo, Bainbridge, Camilla, Putney, Albany (Albany State University, Thronateeska Heritage Center) July 12 Georgia: Albany, Leesburg, Americus (Georgia Southwestern College), Plains (Jimmy Carter National Historic Site), Preston, Columbus (National Civil War Naval Museum, Golden Park, Columbus Civic Center), Pine Mountain (Callaway Gardens), Warm Springs (Little White House), Manchester, Thomaston, Fort Valley (Fort Valley State University), Perry (Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter) July 13 Georgia: Perry, Warner Robins, Macon (Macon Coliseum, Ocmulgee National Monument), Milledgeville (Georgia College, Georgia Military College), Irwinton, Dublin, Eastman, Soperton, Vidalia (Southeastern Technical College), Lyons, Reidsville, Hagan, Claxton, Statesboro (Georgia Southern University, Hanner Fieldhouse) July 14 Georgia: Statesboro, Swainsboro, Midville, Louisville, Waynesboro, Augusta (Augusta National Golf Club), Harlem, Thomson, Warrenton, Sparta, Greensboro, Eatonton July 15 Georgia: Eatonton, Madison, Watkinsville, Athens (Sanford Stadium, University of Georgia, Georgia Museum of Art), Jefferson, Gainesville (Brenau University, rowing on Lake Lanier), Dahlonega (North Georgia College), Cleveland (Truett McConnell College), Clarkesville, Toccoa, Clayton, Hiawassee (Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds), Young Harris July 16 Georgia: Young Harris (Young Harris College), Blairsville, McCaysville Tennessee: Copperhill, Ocoee Whitewater Center Georgia: Eton, Chatsworth, Dalton, New Echota Historic Site, Calhoun, Rome (Berry College), Cartersville, Rockmart, Cedartown, Buchanan, Bremen, Carrollton (West Georgia College), Franklin July 17 Georgia: Franklin, LaGrange, Hogansville, Grantville, Moreland, Newnan, Peachtree City, Senoia, Griffin, Fayetteville, Jonesboro (Clayton County International Park), Stockbridge, McDonough, Porterdale, Covington, Conyers (Georgia International Horse Park), Lithonia, Stone Mountain (Stone Mountain Park) July 18 Georgia: Stone Mountain (Stone Mountain Park), Decatur, Druid Hills (Emory University), Chamblee, Doraville, Norcross, Peachtree Corners, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Atlanta (Georgia Governor's Mansion, Piedmont Park) July 19 Georgia: Atlanta, Hapeville, College Park, East Point, Wolf Creek Shooting Complex, Atlanta (Fort McPherson, Morehouse College, Forbes Arena, Clark Atlanta University, Morris Brown College, Georgia Dome, Omni Coliseum, Centennial Olympic Park, Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, Woodruff Park, Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta City Hall, Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, opening ceremony at Centennial Olympic Stadium) References http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v2.pdf The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games Volume II The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games 14–53 October 7, 2013 http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v2.pdf The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games Volume II The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games 68–69, 132 October 7, 2013 http://olympic-museum.de/torches/torch1996.htm Olympic Games Atlanta 1996 Olympic-Museum.de October 7, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131023014309/http://olympic-museum.de/torches/torch1996.htm October 23, 2013 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/torches/relay.htm 1996 Olympic Torch Relay At a Glance The Washington Post October 7, 2013 https://www.espn.com/espn/espn25/story?page=moments/8 8: Ali lights the flame at the 1996 Olympics ESPN Weinberg, Rick 31 August 2004 October 8, 2013 http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral_histories/McDougleSC/gallery/pages/P41-1_hires.htm NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project NASA October 8, 2013 http://www.v-like-vintage.net/en/photo_details/109508_photo_STS-78+crew+holds+up+Olympic/ https://archive.today/20131008100315/http://www.v-like-vintage.net/en/photo_details/109508_photo_STS-78+crew+holds+up+Olympic/ dead October 8, 2013 STS-78 crew holds up Olympic torch at SLF V Like Vintage October 8, 2013 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1710085-on-todays-date-muhammad-ali-lights-the-torch-at-the-1996-olympics https://web.archive.org/web/20130722142417/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1710085-on-todays-date-muhammad-ali-lights-the-torch-at-the-1996-olympics dead July 22, 2013 On Today's Date: Muhammad Ali Lights the Torch at the 1996 Olympics Bleacher Report July 19, 2013 Thornburgh, Tristan October 7, 2013 https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/26/us/15000-mile-olympic-torch-route-gives-lots-of-people-reasons-to-feelgood.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm 15,000-Mile Olympic Torch Route Gives Lots of People Reasons to FeelGood The New York Times May 26, 1996 Johnson, Dirk October 7, 2013 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-31-me-30689-story.html Teacher to Carry Olympic Torch : Compton educator, nominated by one of her eighth-grade students, is first in Southland to be chosen for the honor. Los Angeles Times January 31, 1996 Hong, Peter Y. October 12, 2013 http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/05/31/london-2012-olympics-countdown-ali-1996_n_1558241.html London 2012 Olympics Countdown: Muhammad Ali Prompts Tears At Atlanta 1996 Huffington Post May 31, 2012 Luckhurst, Samuel October 8, 2013 http://www.space.com/20798-russian-olympic-torch-spacewalk.html Cosmonauts May Carry Olympic Torch and 'Flame' on Spacewalk Space.com April 23, 2013 Pearlman, Robert Z. October 8, 2013 External links 1996 Olympic Torch Relay official website, archived at the WayBack Machine on December 19, 1996. Contains detailed maps and information about each day of the relay. The Olympic Torch Relay Comes to Southeast Texas. June 26, 2024 article by Lisa Meisch, Sam Houston Center Archivist/Curator, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Torch Relay, 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Summer Olympics torch relays