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General Lewis Lawrence Griffin (1794-1867) fought in the Creek Wars, served in the legislature, and as a railroad president bought hundreds of acres and laid out the town that bears his name, ruining himself trying to save the failing railroad and bank.
General Lewis Lawrence Griffin is a historical marker in Griffin, Spalding County, erected in 2008. It is one of 32 historical markers documented in Spalding County, among 75 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.2483, -84.2636 near Griffin. The nearest cataloged historic site is History of Griffin, Georgia (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Spalding County Courthouse, Griffin Commercial District, and Spalding County.
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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