Frank Garvin Yerby (marker-227119)

Born here in 1916, Frank Yerby broke a color barrier in 1946 when 'The Foxes of Harrow' became the first novel by an African American to sell over a million copies; he wrote dozens of books, mostly while living abroad in Spain.

Frank Garvin Yerby is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County. It is one of 148 historical markers documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.4660, -81.9804 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sidney “Beau Jack” Walker (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Atty. Judson Whitlocke Lyons, Rev. Jesse Peters Galphin, and Carrie J. Mays.

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