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Born in Narrows in 1886 and raised in Royston, Ty Cobb became the Georgia Peach, baseball's fiercest competitor. He retired with a record .366 average and over 4,000 hits and was among the first players elected to the Hall of Fame.
Historical Marker
Ty Cobb
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About this site
Ty Cobb is a historical marker in Royston, Franklin County, erected in 1995. 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 34.2850, -83.1205 near Royston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tyrus Raymond Cobb (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dr. Stewart D. Brown, Sr., 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.
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