One Man's Dreams Destroyed
—March to the Sea Heritage Trail —
Griswoldville is among the most severe examples of destruction during the March to the Sea. Nothing remains today of the industrial town that once occupied this crossroads. Named for Samuel Griswold (1790-1867), a Connecticut industrialist, Griswoldville is most often associated with the battle that occurred 1-1/2 miles east on November 22, 1864. Griswold began making cotton gins in the early 1820s after moving to nearby Clinton. The frames for his gins used lumber from long-leaf pines grown where you presently stand. When the Central Railroad of Georgia was completed in 1843 the line combined two important assets at the same location, lumber and Samuel Griswold transportation. By 1849 Griswold moved his gin works here.HM Number | HM2CN2 |
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Year Placed | 2018 |
Placed By | Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails, Inc |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Friday, December 7th, 2018 at 10:03pm PST -08:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 267135 N 3639730 |
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Decimal Degrees | 32.87098333, -83.48883333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 52.259', W 83° 29.33' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 52' 15.54" N, 83° 29' 19.8" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 478, 912 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 756 Henderson Rd, Macon GA 31217, US |
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