Historical Marker

William Clayton Fain: Georgia Unionist

Blue Ridge · Fannin County · Erected 2012

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The Story

A Fannin County lawyer and legislator, Fain refused to sign Georgia's 1861 secession ordinance and openly recruited for the Union; Confederates captured and killed him in 1864, making him a martyr among north Georgia's many Unionists.

About this site

William Clayton Fain: Georgia Unionist is a historical marker in Blue Ridge, Fannin County, erected in 2012. It is one of 6 historical markers documented in Fannin County, among 108 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.8647, -84.3250 near Blue Ridge. The nearest cataloged historic site is Blue Ridge Park (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include PFC. Jack Clem Robinson, Original L.N. Railroad Co. Depot, and Blue Ridge Depot.

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

📍 34.8647, -84.3250 · Blue Ridge, Fannin County

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Original L.N. Railroad Co. Depot

Blue Ridge · 1983

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