Graves of Samuel and Louisa Griswold in the historic Clinton church graveyard.  They moved to Georgia from Connecticut and became one of the most respected and influential families in Jones county.  There are Griswold descendants still living in the Macon area

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Macon will be our HQ but we will visit Historic Clinton, Milledgeville, Warner-Robbins which are within easy drives for bus tours and optional visits.  Macon has the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, the Allman Brothers Big House, the Hay House, Cannonball House, Sidney Lanier Cottage and cemeteries with Griswold Graves. Nearby is the historic area of Clinton with markers for the site of the Battle of Griswoldville and Samuel Griswold’s cotton gin/munitions factory. Washington Memorial Library in Macon has one of the most outstanding genealogy collections in the South. Atlanta GA and all it has to offer is about 70 miles away and will be the closest major airport for travelers. Or you can extend your visit to the Southeast with easy travel to Savannah, Charleston or Hilton Head.

One of the cotton gins manufactured by Samuel Griswold's factory (later converted to manufacturing Colt-type pistols for the Confederacy