Ringgold in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Stone Presbyterian Church

War Time Hospital

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 25, 2022

1. Old Stone Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. This Church, organized September 2, 1837, before the Cherokee Indians were removed from this area, was the first church organized by white settlers in the bounds of the present Catoosa County, according to available records. The organizers were a group of Scotch Irish Presbyterians from Tennessee or the Carolinas and the charter members were: Robert Magill, James H. McSpadden, Robert C. Cain, Sarah Black, Alfred McSpadden, Fanny Magill, Susan McSpadden, Winfred Cain, Margaret Cain and Nancy Tipton. This building of sandstone quarried nearby, was erected in 1850 and following the Battle of Ringgold, November 27, 1863, was used as a hospital. Blood stains are still visible on the floor. It remained a Presbyterian Church until about 1920 when it was sold to a Methodist congregation which maintained it for some years. It then passed into private hands and to save it from destruction a group of descendants of the early members raised a fund and purchased it, deeding it to a board of trustees to be used for religious purposes. In recent years it has been used by various denominations.

Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 023-9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures

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• Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 2, 1837.

Location. 34° 54.369′ N, 85° 4.622′ W. Marker is in Ringgold, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It is at the intersection of Catoosa Parkway (Georgia Route 2) and U.S. 41, on the right when traveling east on Catoosa Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ringgold GA 30736, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stone Church (a few steps from this marker); Stone Church And Catoosa Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Trail of Tears Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Federal Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Cherokee Springs Confederate Hospital (approx. 0.9 miles away); Catoosa Springs Confederate Hospitals (approx. 1.3 miles away); Confederate General Patrick Cleburne's Emancipation Proposal (approx. 1½ miles away); General Patrick R. Cleburne Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ringgold.

Photographed by David Seibert, June 26, 2008

2. Old Stone Presbyterian Church Marker

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 6, 2014

3. Old Stone Presbyterian Church Marker

This view of the historical marker is looking east along the Catoosa Parkway.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 6, 2014

4. Old Stone Presbyterian Church Marker

This is a distant view view of the historical marker looking west at the intersection of the Catoosa Parkway and US 41.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 6, 2014

5. Old Stone Presbyterian Church Marker

This view of the historical marker also shows the Old Stone Church in the immediate background.

Old Stone Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, June 26, 2008

6. Old Stone Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,937 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on October 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on September 25, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on July 11, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 6, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6. submitted on July 11, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.