Confederate Pistol Factory

In 1862 Samuel Griswold's cotton-gin works was converted into a Confederate revolver factory, turning out roughly 3,700 brass-framed Griswold & Gunnison pistols, more than any other Southern maker, until Union cavalry burned it in 1864.

Confederate Pistol Factory is a historical marker in Griswoldville, Jones County, erected in 1996. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Jones County, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.8712, -83.4887 near Griswoldville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Griswoldville (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Battle of Griswoldville The Advance from East Macon, Battle of Griswoldville, and Griswoldville.

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