Historical Markers and War Memorials in Fannin County, Georgia
Adjacent to Fannin County, Georgia
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
1► Georgia (Fannin County), Blue Ridge — Blue Ridge Park — 1887 - 1987 —  |
| On East Main Street at Depot Street, on the left when traveling north on East Main Street. | |||
| In celebration of the Centennial of Blue Ridge, Georgia, the Blue Ridge Garden Club and the City of Blue Ridge dedicate this park in memory of Colonel Mike McKinney, early Fannin County settler and founder of the city of Blue Ridge. He was . . . — — Map (db m60512) HM | |||
| 2► Georgia (Fannin County), Blue Ridge — 055-1 — Fannin County — |
| On West Main Street south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| This County, created by Act of the Legislature Jan. 21, 1854, is named for Col. J. W. Fannin who was killed in the massacre at Goliad, Mar. 27, 1836. He had been captured with about 350 Georgia Volunteers under his command while fighting for the . . . — — Map (db m47137) HM | |||
| 3► Georgia (Fannin County), Blue Ridge — PFC. Jack Clem Robinson — USMC — Sept. 22, 1922 – Oct. 25, 1942 — |
| On East Main Street at Church Street, on the left when traveling north on East Main Street. | |||
| Killed in action – Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands One of Fannin County’s finest – he made the ultimate sacrifice so that others might live Be it known that Oct. 25 is hereby proclaimed as Jack C. Robinson Day in Fannin Co. . . . — — Map (db m61277) HM | |||
| 4► Georgia (Fannin County), Blue Ridge — 55-02 — William Clayton Fain: Georgia Unionist — |
| On East Main Street at Depot Street, on the left when traveling north on East Main Street. | |||
| One of the leading Unionists in the state during the Civil War, William Clayton Fain was born in Georgia in 1825. A Fannin County lawyer and state representative, he served in the 1861 Secession Convention, where he opposed Georgia leaving the . . . — — Map (db m60234) HM | |||
| 5► Georgia (Fannin County), McCaysville — 55-1 — The Madden Branch Massacre: Anti-Confederate activity in North Georgia — |
| On Blue Ridge Drive (Georgia Route 5) 0 miles south of Toccoa Street (Georgia Route 60), on the right when traveling south. | |||
| North of here on Madden Branch in Polk County, Tennessee, on November 29, 1864, during the American Civil War, six Georgians trying to enlist in the U.S. Army—Thomas Bell, Harvey Brewster, James T. Hughes, James B. Nelson, Elijah Robinson, . . . — — Map (db m47731) HM | |||
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