Plainview, Georgia
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Plainview is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Georgia, United States, located approximately three miles from Madison.
Plainview has historically been a farming community.[1] Plainview contains Plainview Baptist Church and Plainview Baptist Church Cemetery.[2][3]
In 1930 and 1934 respectively, artist Benny Andrews and writer Raymond Andrews were born in Plainview.[4][5][6]
In 1966, Sports Illustrated published an article about the introduction of football to Plainview.[7]
In 1979, the Supreme Court of Georgia the upheld the conviction of a person convicted of the murder and armed robbery of John Garrison, who was a grocery store operator in Plainview.[8][9]
Notable people
- Benny Andrews (1930–2006), painter and printmaker[4][5]
- Raymond Andrews (1934–1991), novelist[4][6]
References
- ↑ Ferguson, Eve M. (September 11, 2019). "Phillips Exhibit Brings Migration to the Public". The Washington Informer. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Feature Detail Report for: Plainview Baptist Church". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Feature Detail Report for: Plainview Baptist Church Cemetery". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- 1 2 3 Rhodes, Leara (September 8, 2015). "Brothers from Plainview". Lake Oconee Living. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- 1 2 "Benny Andrews (1930-2006)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- 1 2 "Raymond Andrews (1934-1991)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ↑ Andrews, Raymond (November 7, 1966). "A Football Rebellion in Backwoods Georgia". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ↑ The Southeastern Reporter. West Publishing Company. 1980.
- ↑ "Montgomery v. State". Casetext. Retrieved April 15, 2020.[dead link]
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