Historical Marker

Lewis Lawrence Griffin

Griffin · Spalding County · Erected 1959

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The Story

Lewis Lawrence Griffin, banker, planter, and first president of the railroad that became the Macon and Western, purchased the land and platted the city named for him in 1840, sacrificing his fortune when the railroad collapsed.

About this site

Lewis Lawrence Griffin is a historical marker in Griffin, Spalding County, erected in 1959. 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 33.2488, -84.2620 near Griffin. The nearest cataloged historic site is The City of Griffin (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Spalding County Courthouse, Spalding County, and History of Griffin, Georgia.

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

📍 33.2488, -84.2620 · Griffin, Spalding County

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Nearby in Spalding County

Spalding County Courthouse

History of Griffin, Georgia

Griffin

Historical Marker

General Lewis Lawrence Griffin

Griffin · 2008

Historic Place

Spalding County Courthouse--Spalding County Jail