Historical Marker
Original Spalding County Courthouse
Historical marker location:
232 E Broad St, Griffin, Georgia
( Marker is at the intersection of East Broad Street and South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on East Broad Street.)
Georgia was the site of the first European settlement in what is now the United States. In 1565, the Spanish established a settlement on St. Simons Island, which is now part of Georgia.