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By Cosmos Mariner, September 21, 2024
Samuel Marvin Griffin Marker
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1 ► Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge — Samuel Marvin Griffin —
[center panel]72nd Governor of Georgia 1955-1959 There is no finer service than to God, country and one’s fellowman Born Bainbridge Sept. 4, 1907 Died Bainbridge June 13, 1982 Statesman Decatur County representative . . . — — Map (db m258079) HM
2 ► Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge — Winecoff Memorial — Winecoff Hotel Fire — December 7, 1946 —
The Winecoff Hotel fire of December 7, 1946, was the deadliest hotel fire in United States history, killing 119 hotel occupants, including seven Bainbridge High School students along with their teacher Miss Mary Davis. They were in Atlanta . . . — — Map (db m257891) HM
3 ► Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Separate But Equal? — Historic St. Andrews Beach —
On October 23, 1958, a coal mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia trapped 174 men underground. The coverage of this disaster was the first international event to be broadcast live on television. In the hope of harnessing the media . . . — — Map (db m115128) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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