Griffin in Spalding County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

First Paving

Photographed by David Seibert, January 25, 2010

1. First Paving Marker

Inscription. Spalding was the first County between Chicago and Miami on the old Dixie Highway with a concrete highway running from county line to county line. A demonstration strip, completed Jan. 30, 1919, from the city limits of Griffin to and along the front of the Georgia Experiment Station, was the first paving outside a city on the route. That same year the people of Spalding County voted a bond issue of $350,000 to complete the paved highway to the county lines in both directions. Dedication for the completed highway was held in September, 1920. County Commissioners were J. E. Wallace, chairman, C. L. Elder and W. A. Jester.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 126-10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1920.

Location. 33° 11.851′ N, 84° 13.058′ W. Marker is in Griffin, Georgia, in Spalding County. It is at the intersection of Macon Highway (Old U.S. 41) and Quail Hollow Road, on the right when traveling north on Macon Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Griffin GA 30224, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as

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the crow flies: First Grain Elevator (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Fannin Avengers (approx. 3½ miles away); Spalding Grays (approx. 3½ miles away); Lt. Jasper Kennedy (Kay) Larkin (approx. 3.6 miles away); Pvt. Herman W. Smith (approx. 3.6 miles away); James Stoddard Boynton (approx. 3.9 miles away); Seaman George Holman Conkle (approx. 3.9 miles away); SSgt. Woodrow Wilson Smith (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Griffin.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 25, 2010

2. First Paving Marker

Looking north, along old US Highway 41 toward Griffin

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,524 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.