[5] Henry Black built houses and established stores around the junction, which attracted other settlers.

The Red Hollow Road was an important conduit for farm products from the mountain areas to Augusta and Savannah.

The town was named for John Martin, a Rhode Island man who became governor of Georgia in 1782.

During the summer of 2011 an ice cream shop was opened up with a moving water wheel decoration.

It’s fenced in beside the fire department and is in a fairly good spot to be used for any correlation to baseball, softball, kick ball or whatever you choose to play.

Martin is the location of Shepherd's Hill Academy, a private therapeutic boarding school.

The festival is located in the main street of town, running approximately one quarter mile and occurs on the last Saturday of October of each year.

The festival generally includes a live band, food vendors, local handmade crafts, and commercially made items.