Watkinsville in Oconee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Birthplace of Bishop A. G. Haygood and Miss Laura A. Haygood
Photographed by David Seibert, February 9, 2008
1. Birthplace of Bishop A. G. Haygood and Miss Laura A. Haygood Marker
Inscription.
Birthplace of Bishop A. G. Haygood and Miss Laura A. Haygood. . This house, about 150 years old, was the birthplace of Bishop Atticus Green Haygood in 1839 and his sister, Laura Askew Haygood, in 1845. Bishop Haygood was chaplain and missionary to the Army, 1861-65; President of Emory College, 1876-84; editor Wesleyan Christian Advocate, 1878-82; administrator Slater Fund, 1882-91; Bishop from 1890 until his death in 1896. Miss Haygood was principal of an early school for girls in Atlanta and was one of the first missionaries to China. She died in Shanghai in 1900. A brother and sister are buried in the yard of this house, now the Methodist parsonage.
This house, about 150 years old, was the birthplace of Bishop Atticus Green Haygood in 1839 and his sister, Laura Askew Haygood, in 1845. Bishop Haygood was chaplain and missionary to the Army, 1861-65; President of Emory College, 1876-84; editor Wesleyan Christian Advocate, 1878-82; administrator Slater Fund, 1882-91; Bishop from 1890 until his death in 1896. Miss Haygood was principal of an early school for girls in Atlanta and was one of the first missionaries to China. She died in Shanghai in 1900. A brother and sister are buried in the yard of this house, now the Methodist parsonage.
Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 108-2.)
Location. 33° 51.522′ N, 83° 24.444′ W. Marker is in Watkinsville, Georgia, in Oconee County. It is on South Main Street (Georgia Route 24) 0 miles south of Greensboro Highway ( Route 15), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 South Main Street, Watkinsville GA 30677, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Antebellum Trail, in the Classic City Area, and in the Piedmont. 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,577 times since then and 59 times this year. Photo1. submitted on August 7, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
