Fitzgerald
Jordan, Cam M. / Butler, Sherri K.
Founded in 1896 by pension attorney P. H. Fitzgerald as a colony for Union veterans escaping the drought-stricken Midwest, Fitzgerald has built on the spirit of unity exhibited by its early Union and Confederate founders. The town produced such notable citizens as Gen. Ray Davis, assistant commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, U.N. ambassador Morris Abram, author Frances Mayes, Chief Justice Norman Fletcher, and folk artist Ulysses Davis. The i...
