Jim Palmer - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) (born 1945). With a lifetime earned-run average (ERA) of 2.86, a 268-152 record, and 2,212 career strikeouts, U.S. pitcher Jim Palmer was selected in 1990 to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
Griffin, Georgia. Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 23,643. Griffin was founded in 1840 and named for landowner Col. Lewis Lawrence Griffin.
Decatur County Georgia, located in the southwest corner of Georgia, is a major agriculture producer for the state and the nation. Home to Bainbridge, Attapulgus, Brinson and Climax Georgia. Decatur County was created in 1823 from portions of Early County. The county was named in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur who defeated the Barbary Coast pirates at Tripoli in 1815. Bainbridge, the county seat, was named for Commodore William Bainbridge, commander of the U.S. Constitution, Old Ironsides.. The Decatur County area was the site of several battles between Indians and early settlers. In the early 1700s, both the Spanish and English fought with Creek Indians.