Peachtree City in Fayette County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Holly Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church

Photographed by David Seibert, October 15, 2004

1. Holly Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. This church was organized in 1897 near the banks of Camp Creek in an unincorporated area of western Fayette County. Until the first sanctuary was constructed here on land and with building materials donated by Flem Arnall, services were held under a brush arbor and in homes. In the early years worship services were held once a month. From 1897 until desegregation in the 1960s, the church also operated a school here for the community’s black children, grades 1-7, with donated text books. The present structure, constructed in 1980, was annexed into 28-year-old Peachtree City in 1987.

Erected 1999 by Georgia Historical Society, the City of Peachtree City, and Peachtree City Heritage Historic Preservation Committee. (Marker Number 56-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the Georgia Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 33° 21.381′ N, 84° 31.765′ W. Marker is in Peachtree City, Georgia, in Fayette County. It is on Holly Grove Church Road 0.2 miles east of Robinson Road, on the right when

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traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Holly Grove Church Road, Peachtree City GA 30269, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Liberty Tree (approx. 2.2 miles away); Starr's Mill (approx. 2.3 miles away); James B. "Jimmy" Hutchinson, Jr. (approx. 4.1 miles away); Skirmish at Shakerag (approx. 4½ miles away); Flat Rock African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 6.2 miles away); Governor Hugh M. Dorsey (approx. 7½ miles away); Grady L. Huddleston (approx. 7½ miles away); Fayette County Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.6 miles away).

Wide view of Holly Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 19, 2015

2. Wide view of Holly Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

A wide view of the marker on the left, the church cemetery in the distance and the church.

Holly Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church additional marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 19, 2015

3. Holly Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church additional marker

This additional marker about the church's remodeling and dedication is located on the left front corner of the church building.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,023 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 4, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.