Effingham County Methodist Camp Ground Marker

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Springfield in Effingham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Effingham County Methodist Camp Ground
1790

Effingham County Methodist Camp Ground Marker Photo, Click for full size

By David Seibert, August 16, 2005

1. Effingham County Methodist Camp Ground Marker

Inscription. Effingham Camp Meeting has the longest record of continuous service in South Georgia - from 1790 according to oral tradition. The first camp ground was off Sister’s Ferry Road on land of George Powledge, later sold to Gideon Mallette. In 1864 this site was burned during Sherman’s March to the Sea. In 1865 and 1866 encampment was held at Turkey Branch Methodist Church. In 1867, the camp ground was rebuilt on the Edward Bird tract at Springfield. In 1907, the present site was occupied after an exchange with G.M. Brinson. August encampment includes the third Sunday.

Erected 1990 by South Georgia Conference, United Methodist Church.

Location. 32° 21.303′ N, 81° 18.135′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Georgia, in Effingham County. Marker is on South Laurel Street (Old Georgia Route 21) 0 miles north of Ash Street Extension, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Springfield GA 31329, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Sherman's Left Wing (approx. 0.9 miles away); Effingham County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Effingham County (approx. 1.5 miles away); Old Ebenezer (approx. 2.1 miles away); Jerusalem (Ebenezer) Church (approx. 3 miles away); Historic Taverns on this Road (approx. 4.7 miles away); Bethany (approx. 5.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Springfield.

Credits. This page originally submitted on December 21, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 513 times since then. Photo 1. Submitted on December 21, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.