Griswoldville

Griswoldville (HMGQ6)

Location: Macon, GA 31217 Jones County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 52.267', W 83° 29.333'

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This town is named for Samuel Griswold who moved his iron foundries and cotton gin factories here from Clinton to be on the railroad. A disastrous unrecorded battle was fought here in 1864 when a force of old men and youths under Gen. Phillips, Capt. Robert H. Barron & Lt. Henry Greaves, sent from Macon by Gen. Howell Cobb in an attempt to force the Federals from the city, fought a bloody diversionary action against Kilpatrick's Union Cavalry which then proceeded to Irwinton. Griswold's factories and property were destroyed because he had made arms and ammunition for the Confederacy.
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HM NumberHMGQ6
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number084-4
Year Placed1954
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 267131 N 3639745
Decimal Degrees32.87111667, -83.48888333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 52.267', W 83° 29.333'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 52' 16.02" N, 83° 29' 19.98" W
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Area Code(s)478, 912
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 751-759 Henderson Rd, Macon GA 31217, US
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