THE FANNIN AVENGERS MEMORIAL MARKER
IN 1846 WHEN PRESIDENT POLK CALLED FOR VOLUNTEERS TO FIGHT AGAINST MEXICO A COMPANY OF MEN FROM GRIFFIN, GA CALLING THEMSELVES "THE FANNIN AVERNGERS" BECAME PART OF A REGIMENT COMMANDED BY COLONEL HENRY R. JACKSON OF SAVANNAH. THE REGIMENT PERFORMED GALLANT SERVICE IN MEXICO.
Location
Address:
NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY-FAIR ROAD AND ZEBULON ROAD
City:
GRIFFIN
State:
Georgia
Zip Code:
30223
Details
Memorial Type:
War Memorial Historical Wayside Markers
Access:
Military Base
Wars Commemorated:
MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR
Year Dedicated:
2001
Photograph By:
DAVID SEIBERT
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