On East McIntosh Road west of Camp, on the left when traveling west.
John Henry “Doc” Holliday's father Henry owned and sold more than 40 properties in Spalding County. Before the Civil War started, Henry was already in his forties, a respected landowner, former county clerk, and veteran of two other wars (Cherokee . . . — — Map (db m186929) HM
On East Poplar west of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east.
During his adventures out West, “Doc” Holliday received a notorious
reputation as a gambler and a gunfighter. When speaking of Doc
Holliday, Wyatt Earp reportedly stated, “I found him a loyal friend
and good company. He was a dentist whom . . . — — Map (db m186924) HM
On Stephens Street, 0 miles east of Jackson Street, on the left when traveling east.
Confederate Infantry Camp Stephens was named for Alexander H. Stephens, vice-president of the Confederacy. Nearly all troops in the Confederate Army from Georgia were mobilized here and at Cavalry Camp Milner, located at the present Griffin . . . — — Map (db m27503) HM
On Old Atlanta Road at East McIntosh Road, on the right when traveling north on Old Atlanta Road.
Confederate Infantry Camp Stephens, named for Alexander H. Stephens, vice-president of Confederacy, was about ½ mile from here on McIntosh Road. Nearly all troops in the Confederate Army from Georgia were mobilized here and at the Cavalry Camp . . . — — Map (db m27506) HM
On Pimento Avenue, 0 miles south of Camp Northen Road, on the right when traveling north.
Most Georgia troops for the Confederate Army were mobilized in Griffin. Camp Milner, the Cavalry Camp, was named for Ben Milner, prominent Spalding County man who gave financial aid in equipping companies from his county. Camp Stephens, the Infantry . . . — — Map (db m27510) HM
On Memorial Drive (U.S. 19) at South 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on Memorial Drive.
Stonewall Cemetery is located on part of a plot given as a burial site by Gen. Lewis Lawrence Griffin when he founded Griffin in 1840. Several hundred Confederate and one Union soldier, casualties of the Battles of Atlanta and Jonesboro, from the . . . — — Map (db m27725) HM
On East Broad Street at South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on East Broad Street.
Between 1852 and 1856, “Doc” Holliday's father, Henry, served
as the first county clerk for the newly created Spalding County.
Prior to the Civil War, Henry Holliday owned numerous
properties across Spalding County. Many of these properties
were . . . — — Map (db m186925) HM
On Macon Highway (Old U.S. 41) at Quail Hollow Road, on the right when traveling north on Macon Highway.
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 . . . — — Map (db m27126) HM
On West Taylor Street (U.S. 41) at New Orleans Street, on the right when traveling east on West Taylor Street.
Near the present junction of the Central and Southern Railways, from a stump near the town spring, on June 8, 1840, Gen. Lewis Lawrence Griffin sold lots to the highest bidder, thus establishing the City of Griffin. William Leake bought the first . . . — — Map (db m27589) HM
On West Broad Street, 0 miles east of 10th Street, on the right when traveling east.
From a stump near the town spring, now covered by the embankment of the railroad, on June 8, 1840, Gen. Lewis Lawrence Griffin sold lots to the highest bidder, thus establishing the City of Griffin. The first lot was sold to William Leake. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m27591) HM
On Experiment Street at Stuckey Drive, on the left when traveling north on Experiment Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m27562) HM
On Memorial Drive (U.S. 19) at South 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on Memorial Drive.
On Nov. 15, 1864. Maj. Gen. G. W. Smith, CSA, was at Lovejoy’s Station (13 miles N) with 2800 infantry of the First Division, Georgia Militia, 3 batteries, and about 250 local reserve cavalry, to support Iverson’s division of Wheeler’s cavalry [CS] . . . — — Map (db m27682) HM
On Memorial Drive (Georgia Route 16) at 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on Memorial Drive.
Dedicated in grateful appreciation to the men and women of the
Armed Forces of the United States who served their country so
faithfully in the Global War on Terrorism and to the loved ones
who suffered loneliness and loss
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On South Hill Street (Georgia Route 155) at East Solomon Street, on the right when traveling north on South Hill Street.
The city of Griffin, Georgia, was founded on June 8, 1840 by General Lewis Lawrence Griffin, a former state legislator, general in the Georgia militia, railroad man and astute business man.
In the 1830's, there were three railroads in Georgia. . . . — — Map (db m190455) HM
On West Tinsley Street at North 9th Street, on the right when traveling north on West Tinsley Street.
John Henry “Doc” Holliday was born in Griffin on August 14, 1851. The Holliday Family home where “Doc” Holliday spent his early years is believed to have been on this lot. This property was one of fourteen owned by the Holliday family on this . . . — — Map (db m193474) HM
On East Taylor Street at 1st Street, on the right when traveling east on East Taylor Street.
U.S. Army 1959 - 1980
U.S. Army Ranger
Special Forces
Vietnam '62, '64, '68
“A Warrior who leads by example
with Integrity, Honor and Courage.” — — Map (db m186932) WM
In Memoriam Our Confederate Dead
“Hon’d sleep the brave who sink to rest by all their country’s wishes blest! When spring with dewy fingers cold, returns to deck their hallow’d mould. She there shall dress a sweeter sod. Their fancy’s feet . . . — — Map (db m59643) WM
On Old Atlanta Road (Old Georgia Route 41) 0.1 miles north of Caruso Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Near this site was the home of Captain John McIntosh Kell, Executive Officer of the Confederate cruisers Alabama and Sumter. After entering the United States Navy at the age of 17, he served in the Mexican War and in 1853 on Perry’s expedition to . . . — — Map (db m53584) HM
On Old Atlanta Road, 0 miles south of Minter Road, on the left when traveling south.
Near this site was the home of Captain John McIntosh Kell, Executive Officer of the Confederate cruisers Alabama and Sumter. After entering the United States Navy at the age of 17, he served in the Mexican War and in 1853 on Perry’s expedition to . . . — — Map (db m11704) HM
On East Solomon Street at South 6th Street, on the left when traveling east on East Solomon Street.
Born in South Carolina, October 3, 1794, Lewis Lawrence Griffin moved to Georgia with his widowed mother in the early 1800’s. He fought in the Georgia Militia under General Daniel Newnan in Florida and, later, under Generals John Floyd and Thomas . . . — — Map (db m27810) HM
Born December 3, 1849, Martha Eleanora was the older
sister of the legendary John Henry “Doc” Holliday.
Martha Eleanora was the first born child of Henry Holliday
and Alice Jane McKey Holliday. Despite being born less
than two years before . . . — — Map (db m186923) HM