Historical Marker

Samuel Marvin Griffin

Bainbridge · Decatur County

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The Story

Bainbridge's hometown newspaperman Marvin Griffin edited the family's Post-Searchlight before rising through state politics to serve as Georgia's governor from 1955 to 1959.

About this site

Samuel Marvin Griffin is a historical marker in Bainbridge, Decatur County. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Decatur County, among 86 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 30.9063, -84.5760 near Bainbridge. The nearest cataloged historic site is Civil War Cannon (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Bainbridge Volunteers, Winecoff Memorial, and Decatur County.

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

📍 30.9063, -84.5760 · Bainbridge, Decatur County

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