Moreland in Coweta County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lewis Grizzard (1946-1944)

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2025

1. Lewis Grizzard (1946-1944) Marker

Inscription. Journalist, humorist, and author Lewis McDonald Grizzard, Jr., was born in Fort Benning, Georgia. Following his parents' divorce, Grizzard and his mother, Christine, moved to Moreland. Attending the University of Georgia, he served as sports editor of the Athens Daily News and became the youngest ever executive sports editor of the Atlanta Journal at age 23. In 1977 Grizzard began writing a column for the Atlanta Constitution that was syndicated in 450 newspapers. Grizzard wrote more than twenty books, eighteen of which were New York Times bestsellers (with titles like If Love Were Oil, I'd Be About a Quart Low), ranging in subject from his parents, his multiple marriages, his deep love of UGA football, and Southern life and culture. He also performed as a standup comic and actor. Lewis Grizzard died of heart failure at 47.

Erected 2025 by Georgia Historical Society, the Town of Moreland, and the Moreland Cultural Arts Alliance. (Marker Number 38-4.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1977.

Location. 33° 17.166′ N,

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84° 46.165′ W. Marker is in Moreland, Georgia, in Coweta County. It is on Main Street west of Church Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 29 Main St, Moreland GA 30259, 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 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gravesite of Lt. (jg) Thomas E. Zellars- Namesake of USS Zellars DD 777 (approx. 4.9 miles away); "The Big Raid" (approx. 5.3 miles away); McCook's Raid (approx. 5.3 miles away); Wheeler's Pursuit (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Battle of Brown's Mill: Detour to Battle (approx. 5.3 miles

Lewis Grizzard (1946-1944) Marker next to playground on Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2025

2. Lewis Grizzard (1946-1944) Marker next to playground on Main Street

away); The Battle of Brown's Mill: Ride for the River (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Battle of Brown's Mill: Aftermath (approx. 5.3 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 5.4 miles away).

Lewis Grizzard (1946-1944) Marker next to Main Street in Moreland image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2025

3. Lewis Grizzard (1946-1944) Marker next to Main Street in Moreland

Lewis Grizzard museum entrance, located at Moreland Town Hall across Main St. from the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2025

4. Lewis Grizzard museum entrance, located at Moreland Town Hall across Main St. from the marker

Lewis Grizzard gravesite at Southview Cemetery in Moreland image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2025

5. Lewis Grizzard gravesite at Southview Cemetery in Moreland

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 4, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.