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
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
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
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
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
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
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 m268809) 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
Organized 1841
First building this site 1861
This building erected 1965
Jesus Christ himself being
the chief cornerstone.........
Ephesians 2:20 — — Map (db m264464) HM
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
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
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
This statue of General Lewis Lawrence Griffin business man, railroad man, state legislator, and general officer in the Georgia militia who founded Griffin, Georgia, on June 8, 1840, was erected and dedicated by the proud citizens of Griffin . . . — — Map (db m264392) HM
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 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
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
[Left . . . — — Map (db m186936) WM
The Griffin School
In 1928, the Griffin-Spalding Board of Education dedicated ten acres to building the “Griffin School”. Completed in 1929, it was known as “Negro Vocational High School” until 1949. It represents 1 of 243 schools built in . . . — — Map (db m279229) HM
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
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
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 m278204) 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
James Stoddard Boynton was born in Henry County, Georgia to Elijah Snow Boynton & Elizabeth Moffett on May 7, 1833. He attended Hearn's School at Cave Springs, Georgia and later studied law.
Upon passing the Bar in October 1852, Boynton . . . — — Map (db m268839) HM
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
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
The CSS Alabama is probably the most recognized vessel of the Confederate Navy. Many men served under her commander, Raphael Semmes, including a gentleman who would eventually call Sunnyside his home; John McIntosh Kell.
Born in McIntosh . . . — — Map (db m268837) HM
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
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 Bate’s division, Hardee’s corps. Army of Tennessee [CS], . . . — — Map (db m27724) HM
