Euharlee in Bartow County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Black Pioneers Cemetery
Circa 1830 – 1900
Jim Scott 1871
Hett Powell 1890
Erected 2002 by Euharlee Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 2001.
Location. 34° 8.817′ N, 84° 56.017′ W. Marker is in Euharlee, Georgia, in Bartow County. Marker is on Covered Bridge Road SW, ¼ mile south of Euharlee Road SW, on the right when traveling north. The cemetery is located between the Euharlee Baptist Church and the Euharlee Presbyterian Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingston GA 30145, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); Milam's Bridge (approx. 1½ miles away); The Story of Old Hardin Bridge (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Army of the Cumberland at Stilesboro (approx. 3.2 miles away); Stilesboro Academy (approx. 3.2 miles away); Old Macedonia Church Organized 1847 (approx. 3.2 miles away); Raccoon Creek (approx. 3½ miles away); Etowah Valley Plantation (approx. 5 miles away).
Regarding Black Pioneers Cemetery. The cemetery had been abandoned and forgotten until 2002, when it was rediscovered and restored by members of the Euharlee Historical Society.
Also see . . . Euharlee's Black Pioneers Cemetery. Details are covered in the Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on June 17, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)
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