Plainview is an unincorporated community in
Morgan County, Georgia, United States, located approximately three miles from
Madison.
History
Plainview has historically been a farming community. Plainview contains Plainview Baptist Church and Plainview Baptist Church Cemetery.
In 1930 and 1934 respectively, artist
Benny Andrews
Benny Andrews (November 13, 1930 – November 10, 2006) was an African-American artist, activist and educator.
Born in Plainview, Georgia, Andrews earned a BFA in painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1958, and soon after m ...
and writer
Raymond Andrews
Raymond Andrews (June 6, 1934 – November 25, 1991) was an African-American novelist.
Early life and education
Raymond Andrews was born June 6, 1934, in Plainview, Georgia, and grew up in north central Georgia. He was the fourth child of Geor ...
were born in Plainview.
In 1966, ''
Sports Illustrated
''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twi ...
'' published an article about the introduction of
football to Plainview.
In 1979, the
Supreme Court of Georgia the upheld the conviction of a person convicted of the murder and armed robbery of John Garrison, who was a grocery store operator in Plainview.
Notable people
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Benny Andrews
Benny Andrews (November 13, 1930 – November 10, 2006) was an African-American artist, activist and educator.
Born in Plainview, Georgia, Andrews earned a BFA in painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1958, and soon after m ...
(1930–2006), painter and printmaker
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Raymond Andrews
Raymond Andrews (June 6, 1934 – November 25, 1991) was an African-American novelist.
Early life and education
Raymond Andrews was born June 6, 1934, in Plainview, Georgia, and grew up in north central Georgia. He was the fourth child of Geor ...
(1934–1991), novelist
References
Unincorporated communities in Morgan County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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