The original building for the First Presbyterian Church of Griffin was built on this site. It is here where John Henry Doc Holliday and his mother Alice Jane were baptized into the Presbyterian faith.
Despite being born into a Methodist family, . . . — — Map (db m186927) HM
Older than Spalding County, Ringold Community grew around the two-story Ringold Masonic Lodge 90 building erected here in 1852. The lodge was established Oct. 31, 1849 at what became Walkers Mill (1 mi. S). First Worshipful Master was Wiley J. . . . — — Map (db m27372) HM
Founded in Chicago by Paul P. Harris, Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. — — Map (db m59637) HM
John Henry Doc Holliday inherited a portion of this property and allegedly practiced dentistry here while in Griffin. Thought to be originally owned by William McKey, Doc's Grandfather, it was passed on to his daughter Alice Jane and later to . . . — — Map (db m186926) HM
Spalding County
Dedicates this memorial as a perpetual evidence of her gratitude for the brave, loyal and patriotic service rendered by
Her Sons and Daughters
in
1917 – The World War - 1918
(A separate plaque at the base of . . . — — Map (db m59736) HM
Spalding County was created by Act of Dec. 20, 1851 from Fayette, Henry and Pike Counties. It was named for Thomas Spalding (1774-1851), native of Frederica. One of the earliest cotton and sugar cane planters in Georgia, he was a legislator, state . . . — — Map (db m59619) HM
Erected in honor
of the citizens of
Spalding County
who gave their lives
in the Korean and
Viet Nam Conflicts
[Left wing]
Korean Conflict
Akins, Willis T. Allen, Commer E. Brock, Wilborn W. Byars, Bobby L. . . . — — Map (db m186933) WM
[Front]
To the men and women of Spalding County
who served their country so faithfully
in the Vietnam War and to the loved
ones who suffered loneliness and loss
[Back]
May this monument serve as an
everlasting resolution . . . — — Map (db m186934) HM
In honor
and in memory of
our heroic dead
World War II
[Left wing]
Apple, Ravel Allen, George H. Awtry, Charles L. Bates, Fred Wilson Barfield, Noah W. Bailey, Aaron C. Baugh, Howard L. Beckham, J. Harold Belk, . . . — — Map (db m186938) WM
The Spalding Grays, as Co. D. 2nd Batt. Inf., was the first military unit from Spalding County to be mustered in to the Confederate Army. It was followed by 8 regular and several militia companies. The Spalding Grays have continued through the years . . . — — Map (db m27574) HM
The 39 trees within the iron fence of
Stonewall Confederate Cemetery were
designated as landmark and historic
trees by the Georgia Urban Forest
Council in 2003. Planted about
1867, the trees mark the final
resting place for 504 soldiers
who . . . — — Map (db m186930) HM
The first city government of Griffin, founded in 1840 by General Lewis Lawrence Griffin, was authorized in 1843 when the General Assembly of Georgia granted it a charter. The charter was accepted locally in 1844 and the first municipal government . . . — — Map (db m27811) HM
In 1846, when President Polk called for volunteers to fight against Mexico, a company of men organized promptly in Griffin. Calling themselves “The Fannin Avengers”, they marched to Columbus where the company became part of a regiment . . . — — Map (db m27576) HM
At Bear Creek Station (Hampton), on Sept. 4, 1864, Brig. Gen. Joseph H. Lewis famous “Orphan Brigade” (2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 9th Kentucky Infantry) was relieved from assignment to Bates division, Hardees corps. Army of Tennessee [CS], . . . — — Map (db m27724) HM
To
The Women of Griffin and Spalding County
Who gave their services during the War Between the States from 61 to 65 James S. Boynton Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy have placed this boulder
No act of injustice, no failure . . . — — Map (db m61276) HM
The first grain elevator in Georgia was completed at Orchard Hill in 1946 by the Swint Seed and Grain Co. The original unit with a capacity of 106,000 bushels was filled with the 1946 crop, drawing grain from 200 miles away. A second unit with a . . . — — Map (db m27129) HM
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