Things To Do in Orchard Hill, Georgia

Inscription. The first grain elevator in Georgia was completed at Orchard Hill in 1946 by the Swint Seed and Grain Co. The original unit with a capacity of 106,000 bushels was filled with the 1946 crop, drawing grain from 200 miles ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Spalding was the first County between Chicago and Miami on the old Dixie Highway with a concrete highway running from county line to county line. A demonstration strip, completed Jan. 30, 1919, from the city limits of ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Near the present junction of the Central and Southern Railways, from a stump near the town spring, on June 8,1840, Gen. Lewis Lawrence Griffin sold lots to the highest bidder, thus establishing the City of Griffin. William ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In this lonely spot lie the mortal remains of more than 100 unknown soldiers of the Confederacy. Most of them were wounded while heroically defending the City of Atlanta against overwhelming forces of General Sherman, ... More on HMDB

Morgan Dairy Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Griffin, Georgia. This medium-length layout has adequate length for a regulation course. Wide fairways and not too difficult ap... More on TheGolfCourses.net

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Noah's Ark is a by-donation zoo that takes in injured animals for the purpose of bringing children and anim... More on GoCityKids

Noah's Ark is a wonderful learning experience or just for fun. More on TripAdvisor

Inscription. Near this site was the home of Captain John McIntosh Kell, Executive Officer of the Confederate cruisers Alabama and Sumter. After entering the United States Navy at the age of 17, he served in the Mexican War and in ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1846, when President Polk called for volunteers to fight against Mexico, a company of men organized promptly in Griffin. Calling themselves “The Fannin Avengers”, they marched to Columbus where the company ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Spalding Grays, as Co. D. 2nd Batt. Inf. was the first military unit from Spalding County to be mustered in to the Confederate Army. It was followed by 8 regular and several militia companies. The Spalding Grays have ... More on HMDB

Inscription. At Bear Creek Station (Hampton), on Sept. 4, 1864, Brig. Gen. Joseph H. Lewis famous “Orphan Brigade” (2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 9th Kentucky Infantry) was relieved from assignment to Bates division, Hardees ... More on HMDB