Name derivation:Named in honor of Henry Grady, respected newspaper editor and speechmaker frequently credited with creating the term "The New South." In fact the term came from Benjamin Hill. Grady merely popularized it with a series of speeches in the North. Grady served as John Gordon's manager during his gubernatorial election campaign.
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Cities: Cairo (county seat), Whigham

Web sites:National Register of Historic Places in Grady County, Georgia
Grady County, Georgia, links