What is the history of Graham, Georgia?

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The first settler in present-day Graham was Seaborn Hall, Jr., a farmer with extensive land holdings in the area, who opened a general store in 1866. Years later after the railroad was completed through the county, another farmer and large landowner Middleton Graham donated the land for railroad station Number 8 and the city of Graham, which was named in his honor. The city of Graham was incorporated locally in 1897. Graham was officially granted a charter by the state legislature in 1991. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%2C_Georgia

The first settler in present-day Graham was Seaborn Hall, Jr., a farmer with extensive land holdings in the area, who opened a general store in 1866. Years later after the railroad was completed through the county, another farmer and large landowner Middleton Graham donated the land for railroad station Number 8 and the city of Graham, which was named in his honor. The city of Graham was incorporated locally in 1897. Graham was officially granted a charter by the state legislature in 1991. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%2C_Georgia

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