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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15MZ_pfc-jack-clem-robinson_Blue-Ridge-GA.html
Killed in action - Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
One of Fannin County's finest - he made the ultimate sacrifice so that others might live
Be it known that Oct. 25 is hereby proclaimed as Jack C. Robinson Day in Fannin Co. Georgia
Dedicated…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1544_blue-ridge-park_Blue-Ridge-GA.html
In celebration of the Centennial of Blue Ridge, Georgia, the Blue Ridge Garden Club and the City of Blue Ridge dedicate this park in memory of Colonel Mike McKinney, early Fannin County settler and founder of the city of Blue Ridge. He was instrum…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14XF_georgia-north-carolina_Mineral-Bluff-GA.html
(North Side):GeorgiaThe colony of Georgia was charted in 1732, named for King George II of England, and settled in 1733. It was one of the 13 original states.(South Side):
North CarolinaColonized, 1585 - 87, by first English settlers in America…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14WW_william-clayton-fain-georgia-unionist_Blue-Ridge-GA.html
One of the leading Unionists in the state during the Civil War, William Clayton Fain was born in Georgia in 1825. A Fannin County lawyer and state representative, he served in the 1861 Secession Convention, where he opposed Georgia leaving the Uni…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW5K_the-madden-branch-massacre-anti-confederate-activity-in-north-georgia_McCaysville-GA.html
North of here on Madden Branch in Polk County, Tennessee, on November 29, 1864, during the American Civil War, six Georgians trying to enlist in the U.S. Army — Thomas Bell, Harvey Brewster, James T. Hughes, James B. Nelson, Elijah Robinson,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQB_fannin-county_Blue-Ridge-GA.html
This County, created by Act of the Legislature Jan. 21, 1854, is named for Col. J. W. Fannin who was killed in the massacre at Goliad, Mar. 27, 1836. He had been captured with about 350 Georgia Volunteers under his command while fighting for the R…