Home of Robert Grier-GHM 018-8-Butts Co
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Sprinterman
N 33° 20.003 W 083° 54.535
17S E 229241 N 3692025
At Barnett Bridge and Stark Rds, NE of Jackson
Waymark Code: WM6WAP
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GA Cacher
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Robert Grier, astronomer and founder of "Grier´s Almanac", and his family lived about one mile from here and are buried in a family cemetery near the home.

Robert Grier was born in 1780 at his father´s home in Taliaferro Co. He attended Old Union Academy in Greene Co., studying mathematics and astronomy under his uncle.

"Grier´s almanac" was first published in 1807 as "The Georgia and South Carolina Almanack". Published continuously since its founding, it became "Grier´s Almanac" soon after Robert Grier´s death May 4, 1848. Circulation is almost 2 ½ million copies annually.
Type of Marker: Highway

Marker #: 018-8

Date: 1962

Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION

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