GRIFFIN, GEORGIA
N 33° 14.805 / W 084° 15.231
Copyright version 1920, sheet bronze.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260013.
Copyright version 1920, sheet bronze.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260013.
Near corner of First and Taylor in monument circle in triangular Veterans Memorial Park bounded by First, Taylor and Memorial Drive. The large Stonewall Confederate Cemetery borders the park to the east.
The inscription on the plaque reads:
SPALDING COUNTY
DEDICATES THIS MEMORIAL AS A
PERPETUAL EVIDENCE
OF HER GRATITUDE FOR THE
BRAVE, LOYAL AND PATRIOTIC SERVICE
RENDERED BY
HER SONS AND DAUGHTERS
IN
1917 - THE WORLD WAR - 1918
SPALDING COUNTY
DEDICATES THIS MEMORIAL AS A
PERPETUAL EVIDENCE
OF HER GRATITUDE FOR THE
BRAVE, LOYAL AND PATRIOTIC SERVICE
RENDERED BY
HER SONS AND DAUGHTERS
IN
1917 - THE WORLD WAR - 1918
The Doughboy was originally dedicated May 30, 1928 in the center of the intersection of Hill and Taylor Streets in downtown Griffin. It was moved a few feet in 1950 to the edge of the median just South of Taylor because of traffic considerations. In 1957, it was moved to the current location along with four other monuments to those who served in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War II and Korea. It is in a circle of monuments that has now been expanded to include a monument to those who served in Vietnam all the monuments other monuments were moved slightly to preserve the symmetry of the circle of monuments.
The Doughboy’s left hand, along with the rifle and bayonet, fell off in 1993 as a result of the exposure to the elements for 65 years, but they were all replaced. At the time the color photograph was taken, the Doughboy appeared to be in relatively good condition.
The Doughboy’s left hand, along with the rifle and bayonet, fell off in 1993 as a result of the exposure to the elements for 65 years, but they were all replaced. At the time the color photograph was taken, the Doughboy appeared to be in relatively good condition.
Griffin’s Doughboy in the intersection of Hill and Taylor Streets where it was first dedicated May 30, 1928. The photo was supplied by Griffin historian, J. P. Jennings. In supplying it and the material that accompanied it, he extended credits to Fred L. Watkins, H. F. Goldstein, Griffin Daily News and Quimby Melton’s History of Griffin.
