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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Grady County, Georgia

 
Clickable Map of Grady County, Georgia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Grady County, GA (5) Decatur County, GA (41) Mitchell County, GA (9) Thomas County, GA (12) Gadsden County, FL (39) Leon County, FL (266)  GradyCounty(5) Grady County (5)  DecaturCounty(41) Decatur County (41)  MitchellCounty(9) Mitchell County (9)  ThomasCounty(12) Thomas County (12)  GadsdenCountyFlorida(39) Gadsden County (39)  LeonCounty(266) Leon County (266)
Cairo is the county seat for Grady County
Adjacent to Grady County, Georgia
      Decatur County (41)  
      Mitchell County (9)  
      Thomas County (12)  
      Gadsden County, Florida (39)  
      Leon County, Florida (266)  
 
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1 Georgia, Grady County, Cairo — 65-1 — Birthplace of Jackie RobinsonFirst African American in Major League Baseball
Robinson was born here on January 31, 1919 before he and his family moved to California in 1920. After attending U.C.L.A., serving in the U.S. Army, and playing in the Negro American Baseball and International Leagues, Robinson joined the Brooklyn . . . Map (db m27306) HM
2 Georgia, Grady County, Cairo — 065-1 — Grady County
This County, created by Act of the Legislature Aug. 17, 1905, is named for Henry W. Grady, nationally famous editor and “silver tongued orator” of the New South. Born in Athens, Ga., in 1850 and educated at the Universities of Georgia & Virginia, . . . Map (db m27123) HM
3 Georgia, Grady County, Cairo — 065-2 — Grady County
"Original Diversified Farming County of Southeast” Established January 1, 1906 The Courthouse and County Jail were built in 1908 and the county was organized under the general supervision of the following first Board of County . . . Map (db m27125) HM
4 Georgia, Grady County, Cairo — Veterans' Square
The Grady County Board of Commissioners recognize that a large number of citizens of Grady County have served in the different branches of the Armed Services of our Nation; they also recognize that a substantial number of persons have suffered the . . . Map (db m191044) HM WM
5 Georgia, Grady County, Cairo — Zebulon TheaterCairo, Georgia — 15 April 1936 —
The Oldest of Three Single Screen Movie Theaters In Georgia Marked by John Lee of Nansemond Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century 15 April 2020Map (db m172570) HM
 
 
 
 
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Apr. 17, 2024