Historical Marker

Griffin

Columbus · Muscogee County

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The Story

Daniel Griffin, an Irish-born engineer, helped make Columbus a rail and telegraph hub, leading the Muscogee Railroad and a regional telegraph company. He contracted the celebrated Black bridge builder Horace King to span the Chattahoochee.

About this site

Griffin is a historical marker in Columbus, Muscogee County. It is one of 92 historical markers documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.4732, -84.9944 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Calhoun (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Last Battle, Mills, and TSYS.

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

📍 32.4732, -84.9944 · Columbus, Muscogee County

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