Historical Marker

Dr. William Lorenzo Moss Birthplace

Athens · Athens-Clarke County · Erected 1983

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The Story

Birthplace of physician William Lorenzo Moss, born here in 1876, who in 1910 devised an early classification system for the four human blood groups used worldwide for decades.

About this site

Dr. William Lorenzo Moss Birthplace is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County, erected in 1983. It is one of 105 historical markers documented in Athens-Clarke County, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9600, -83.3923 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is America’s First Garden Club (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Taylor-Grady House, Lucy Cobb Institute (1858-1931), and Athens High and Industrial School.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.9600, -83.3923 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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