Narrows is an
unincorporated community
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in
Banks County, Georgia, United States. It is located on
Georgia State Route 105
State Route 105 (SR 105) is a state highway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway begins at the Banks– Franklin– Stephens county tripoint, east-southeast of Baldwin. It ends at Harvest, which is wes ...
, approximately four miles southeast of
Baldwin.
Narrows was the birthplace of
Ty Cobb
Tyrus Raymond Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "the Georgia Peach", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. He was born in rural Narrows, Georgia. Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, the ...
. A roadside sign describes the original location of the cabin in which the Cobb family lived and where Ty was born.
In 1864, Narrows was the site of
The Battle of the Narrows, between
Confederate
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and
Union
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** ''Un ...
forces, which resulted in a Confederate victory.
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Unincorporated communities in Banks County, Georgia
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