Home of Robert Grier
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.
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Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Ken Moser.