Home of Robert Grier

Robert Grier, astronomer and founder of "Grier’s Almanac", and his family lived about one mile from here and are buried in a family cemetery near the home.<br> Robert Grier was born in 1780 at his father’s home in Taliaferro Co. He attended Old Union Academy in Greene Co., studying mathematics and astronomy under his uncle.<br> &#8220;Grier’s Almanac&#8221; was first published in 1807 as &#8220;The Georgia and South Carolina Almanack&#8221;. Published continuously since its founding, it became &#8220;Grier's Almanac&#8221; soon after Robert Grier’s death May 4, 1848. Circulation is almost 2 &#189; million copies annually.