Historical Marker

Dr. Stewart D. Brown, Sr.

Royston · Franklin County · Erected 1957

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The Story

A Royston native, Dr. Brown returned home to perform some 35,000 operations over 40 years, traveling house to house for years before building his own hospital. A boyhood friend of Ty Cobb, he led the hospital Cobb later endowed.

About this site

Dr. Stewart D. Brown, Sr. is a historical marker in Royston, Franklin County, erected in 1957. It is one of 15 historical markers documented in Franklin County, among 95 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.2871, -83.1125 near Royston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tyrus Raymond Cobb (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ty Cobb, Rose Hill Cemetery, and Franklin Memorial Gardens.

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

📍 34.2871, -83.1125 · Royston, Franklin County

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