Near Richland in Stewart County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Providence Chapel

Photographed by David Seibert, August 10, 2003

1. Providence Chapel Marker

Inscription. The first Christian Church in Georgia was constituted at this site in 1837. Services were held early in the 1830's by Rev. George Lynch Smith, first under a brush arbor and later in the log schoolhouse. This building, then two-story, was erected in 1857 under the pastorate of Rev. Smith's son, Dr. Jubilee Smith, pastor until 1895. The second story was used by the Smith Lodge No. 233 Masons from its organization in 1858. First officers were Dr. Smith, Jonathan Bridges, J.B. Oxford, Y.F. Wright, Jeptha Whorton, C.W. Matthews, T.M. Fain, Berry Pike. Co. I, 17th Ga. Inf. was organized here August 15, 1861 by Capt. Jubilee Smith and drilled nearby.

Erected 1957 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 128-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 32° 8.493′ N, 84° 41.209′ W. Marker is near Richland, Georgia, in Stewart County. It is on Old U.S. 280 0.1 miles north of Red Hill Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richland GA 31825, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Richland Baptist Church Site (approx. 3.6 miles away); Historic Richland (approx. 3.7 miles away); First Post Office Site (approx. 3.8 miles away); Cedarwood Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away); Jackson Trail (approx. 6.7 miles away); Methodist Camp Ground (approx. 7 miles away); Louvale Church Row (approx. 8.4 miles away); Church Hill (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richland.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 13, 2011

2. Providence Chapel Marker

Looking north on old US Highway 280

Photographed by David Seibert, August 13, 2011

3. Providence Chapel Marker

The marker, with the Red Hill Christian Church, established in 1837, in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,419 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 22, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on September 7, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.