Rydal in Bartow County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Pine Log Church Historic District

Photographed by David Seibert, April 5, 2014

1. Pine Log Church Historic District Marker

Inscription. The church, built 1842; campground and tabernacle, 1888; and cemetery, begun in 1850, were listed in the National Register of Historic Places September 9, 1988. The Methodist organization was founded on this site by Stephen Ellis about 1845 in a community of recent settlers from Eastern Georgia and Pendleton District, S.C. The original meeting house was a log structure which doubled as a school. Many descendants of the first members still attend services here. Campmeetings are held for one week each August.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 34° 20.949′ N, 84° 43.495′ W. Marker is in Rydal, Georgia, in Bartow County. It is on Pine Log Road NE 0.1 miles west of U.S. 411, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3497 Pine Log Road NE, Rydal GA 30171, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic Pine Log Methodist Church (here, next to this marker); Rev. J. N. Sullivan Prayer (a few steps from this marker); Historic Pine Log Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Corra Harris (approx. 2.6 miles away);

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Historic Mount Pleasant Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Old Pine Log Indian Town (approx. 3.4 miles away); ca. 1925 P&H Dragline Model 206 (approx. 7.9 miles away); ca. 1930 Whitcomb 15-ton Model 15DM4 Locomotive (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rydal.

Also see . . . Burials in the Pine Log Methodist Church Cemetery. (Submitted on November 29, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)

Photographed by David Seibert, April 5, 2014

2. Pine Log Church Historic District Marker

Pine Log Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, May 21, 2009

3. Pine Log Methodist Church

Pine Log Methodist Church Tabernacle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, May 21, 2009

4. Pine Log Methodist Church Tabernacle

Used for services during Camp Meetings

Family Cabins at the Pine Log Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, May 21, 2009

5. Family Cabins at the Pine Log Methodist Church

Families stay in these cabins during the Camp Meetings.

Pine Log Methodist Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, May 21, 2009

6. Pine Log Methodist Church Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 713 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 29, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.