- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Founding of Griffin historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Spalding County
Cities and towns--Georgia--Griffin - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin, 33.24678, -84.26409
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: North Broad Street near East 10th Street, Griffin
Text of marker: "FOUNDING OF GRIFFIN. From a stump near the town spring, now covered by the embankment of the railroad, on June 8, 1840, Gen. Lewis Lawrence Griffin sold lots to the highest bidder, thus establishing the City of Griffin. The first lot was sold to Willaim Leake. Gen. Griffin, an early advocate of the railroad and one of the wealthiest men in Middle Georgia, was the first president of the Monroe Railroad and Banking Co. A General in the Georgia Militia, he fought in the Indian war known as the Florida Campaign and in the wars against the Creeks. He served in the State Legislature in 1829 and 1830. 126-9 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_founding-of-griffin1
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_founding-of-griffin1
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
