Hagan in Evans County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
The DeLoach House
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 8, 2022
1. The DeLoach House Marker
Home of Geo. Wesley Deloach, Farmer and merchant:
Contractor Daniel James Nobles.
Typical Victorian Style Home of the "New Planter Aristocracy."
Placed on National Registry of Historic Places June 1982.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.
Location. 32° 9.327′ N, 81° 56.011′ W. Marker is in Hagan, Georgia, in Evans County. It is at the intersection of South Railroad Avenue and Strickland Street, on the right when traveling east on South Railroad Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 722 S Railroad Ave, Claxton GA 30417, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Claxton First United Methodist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Dedicated to All Who Served (approx. 1.6 miles away); Evans County (approx. 1.6 miles away); Bellville (approx. 2.4 miles away); Tattnall Campground (approx. 4.9 miles away); Daisy United Methodist Church (approx. 5.6 miles away); Old Sunbury Road (approx. 8.2 miles away); a different marker also named Old Sunbury Road (approx. 9.3 miles away).
Regarding The DeLoach House.
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In 1890, George Deloach was among the first people to move to the new town [of Hagan] from his 3,000 acre farm, timberland and naval stores operation. In Hagan he lived temporarily in two houses, before his own imposing dwelling was completed in 1896. Deloach continued to maintain his farm acreage ( in 1912 his by then 5,000 acre farm was the largest in the county) while becoming one of Hagans leading businessmen. He was responsible for building the first brick commercial building in Hagan, in which he ran the communitys first general store. Later, he started a cotton gin, a fertilizer company, an oil mill and Hagans first bank, of which he was president. A list of Deloachs political and civic contributions runs equally long. He was elected to Hagans first city council in 1906, and 1913 he went before the Georgia Legislature to petition for the creation of Evans County, As a civic leader he was instrumental in founding both the Hagan Methodist Church and Hagan Academy, the small communitys first school.
Also see . . . George W. DeLoach House (PDF). National Register nomination for the house, which was listed in 1982. (National Archives) (Submitted on May 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 8, 2022
2. The DeLoach House Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 8, 2022
3. Front View of the DeLoach House
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,317 times since then and 143 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
