Frank Garvin Yerby (2023)

A Paine College graduate born in Augusta in 1916, Yerby authored the 1946 bestseller 'The Foxes of Harrow,' the first novel by a Black American to top a million sales; he spent his later years in Europe.

Frank Garvin Yerby is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 2023. 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 33.4633, -81.9714 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rev. Dr. William Jefferson White, Sr. (1881-1913) (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Dyess Park, Trinity CME, and Neighbors on the Canal.

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