Griffin in Spalding County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Georgia Experiment Station
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Photographed By David Seibert, January 25, 2010
1. Georgia Experiment Station Marker
The Georgia Experiment Station, one of the first State Agricultural Experiment Stations established in this country, was located in Spalding County, Georgia in 1888. The primary objective of its work program is to develop information which will aid in improving the living standards of the people in Georgia, particularly those interested in agriculture. It has pioneered in the development of improved crop varieties. Among the outstanding crop varieties developed at this institution are Empire cotton, Chancellor and Bledsoe wheats, Dixie crimson clover, Arlington oats, Georgia 101 corn, Dixie Spanish and Southeastern Runner 56-15 peanuts, Hunt, Dulcet, and Higgins muscadine grapes and Truhart pimiento. The institution has also received noteworthy acclaim for its outstanding work in the field of food preservation, development of improved cultural and pest control practices with peaches, evaluation of forages for dairy and beef animals, control of weeds by use of chemicals, for studies in the placement and use of new fertilizer materials, and for its promotion of a soils testing program.
Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 126-12.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture
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Location. 33° 15.866′ N, 84° 16.9′ W. Marker is in Griffin, Georgia, in Spalding County. Marker is at the intersection of Experiment Street and Stuckey Drive, on the left when traveling north on Experiment Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Griffin GA 30223, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old McIntosh Road (approx. 0.7 miles away); Confederate Camp (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Confederate Camp (approx. 0.9 miles away); Camp Stephens (approx. 1.1 miles away); Holliday Family Home (approx. 1.1 miles away); Founding of Griffin (approx. 1.3 miles away); Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Pvt. J.F. Posey (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Griffin.
Also see . . . Georgia Experiment Station. New Georgia Encyclopedia website entry (Submitted on February 17, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)
Photographed By David Seibert, January 25, 2010
2. Georgia Experiment Station Marker
Experiment Street is in the background, with north to the left in the photo.
Photographed By David Seibert, January 25, 2010
3. Georgia Experiment Station Marker
Looking west on Stuckey Drive into the Experiment Station buildings and labs
Photographed By David Seibert, January 25, 2010
4. Georgia Experiment Station from Experiment Street
Photographed By David Seibert, January 25, 2010
5. Georgia Experiment Station Main Building
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,219 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 15, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
