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On this land, in the plantation home of his father, Aaron Grier, Sr., Revolutionary soldier, Robert Grier, founder of the nationally famous "Grier's Almanac," was born in 1782. The remarkable astronomical calculations which led to the publishing of the almanac were made on the large boulders in the fields near this road. First published in 1807 as "The Georgia and South Carolina Almanack," the almanac made Robert Grier's name a household word in the nation until his death in 1848. Published continuously since its founding, it became "Grier's Almanac" soon after Robert Grier died. Circulation is almost 2 1/2 million copies annually.| HM Number | HMGOO |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 131-13 |
| Year Placed | 1956 |
| Placed By | Georgia Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 3:32pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 336280 N 3715487 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.56651667, -82.76383333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 33.991', W 82° 45.83' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 33' 59.46" N, 82° 45' 49.80" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 706 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 405 Lumburg Sharon Rd, Crawfordville GA 30631, US |
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