Dawson in Terrell County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

To The Memory of James Mathews Griggs

Photographed by James L.Whitman, April 0/2022

1. To The Memory of James Mathews Griggs Marker

Inscription. Who Represented with Conspicuous Ability and Fidelity The 2nd District of Georgia in Congress from March 4,1897, to the date of his death January 5 1910, This Memorial is erected in his hometown by the people of the District.

He Loved and Honored the People they Loved and Honored Him

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.

Location. 31° 46.406′ N, 84° 26.737′ W. Marker is in Dawson, Georgia, in Terrell County. It is at the intersection of East Lee Street, on the right when traveling east on East Lee Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 344 E Lee St, Dawson GA 39842, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Confederate Gun Shop (a few steps from this marker); Terrell County (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Patrick Cleburne Camp, S.C.V. (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Confederate Gun Shop (approx. half a mile away); Chickasawhatchee Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old Herod Town (approx. 5.1 miles away); General Andrew Jackson (approx. 5.2 miles away); 1827 Site of Chenube Indian Village (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dawson.

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Photographed by James L.Whitman, April 30, 2022

2. To The Memory of James Mathews Griggs Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2022, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 490 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 3, 2022, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.