Statham in Barrow County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
First Georgia Chapter Future Farmers of America
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 28, 2021
1. First Georgia Chapter Future Farmers of America Marker
Organized October 1928 and chartered by State Association January 16, 1929.
Officers were:
William R. Bowdoin, President
Ernest L. McLocklin, Vice President
Dewey Nixon, Secretary
Glenn Segars, Treasurer
Robert Langford, Reporter
A.P. Lewis, Adviser and Teacher of Voc. Ag
Other members were: James Carruth, James Delay, Clarence Dunahoo, Leslie Finch, Lester Greenway, Lewis Grizzle, Thurmon Hale, Sam Hale, Samuel Hardigree, Marvel Hunter, Walter Jones, Joseph Kinney, Marion Kinney, Lewis Langford, Willie McGee, Eucephus Sims, Hill Winn Steed, and Aubry Savage.
Erected by Winder-Barrow FFA Chapter and Barrow County FFA Alumni Chapter.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is January 16, 1929.
Location. 33° 57.884′ N, 83° 35.543′ W. Marker is in Statham, Georgia, in Barrow County. It can be reached from the intersection of Broad Street and Elizabeth Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Classic City Area, in the Piedmont, and in Metro Atlanta. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Statham High School (within shouting distance of this marker); Statham House (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named First Georgia Chapter Future Farmers of America (approx. 0.2 miles away); B.C. Hogan (approx. 3.7 miles away); William Pentecost (approx. 3.9 miles away); Russell House (approx. 6½ miles away); Wheat House (approx. 6.8 miles away); Milking Barn (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 28, 2021
2. First Georgia Chapter Future Farmers of America Marker
Also see . . . National FFA Organization. Wikipedia (Submitted on September 14, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
