Historical Marker

Site of Childhood Home of Richard Malcolm Johnston

Crawfordville · Taliaferro County · Erected 1956

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The Story

Author and educator Richard Malcolm Johnston spent part of his boyhood here. He drew on rural Georgia life for 'Dukesborough Tales,' his best-known fiction.

About this site

Site of Childhood Home of Richard Malcolm Johnston is a historical marker in Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, erected in 1956. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Taliaferro County, among 64 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.5568, -82.8950 near Crawfordville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crawfordville Academy (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Liberty Hall, Crawfordville Baptist Church, and Liberty Hall.

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

📍 33.5568, -82.8950 · Crawfordville, Taliaferro County

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