Near Georgetown in Clay County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

New Lowell United Methodist Church
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New Lowell School

New Lowell United Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 14, 2011

1. New Lowell United Methodist Church Marker

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Inscription. New Lowell United Methodist Church Methodist Episcopal Church worship services were conducted in this area during the early 1840’s in a brush arbor. The original church, known as Lowell, was destroyed by fire during the Civil War. From 1865 to 1890 the Methodists and Baptists worshiped together at Union Church at Midway and later at Salem Church. The present church was built in 1900 from virgin pine and the interior still contains the original pews, pulpit and altar rail. On January 9, 1901 the church was deeded as a place of worship by W. T. Credille. The trustees were E. A. Standley, E. D. Griffin and J. A. Wash. The church became a charge of the Fort Gaines Circuit July 22, 1903.
New Lowell School This area was settled about 1820 along the falls of Pataula Creek in a community known as Lowell. The falls provided water power for several commercial enterprises including a saw mill, cotton gin and grist mill. The community was later known as Garfield. Grades one through ten attended the school in the school house which was built circa 1890. Classes were for 10-25 children who performed housekeeping and janitorial

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duties as well as school work. The last class was held in 1921. The schoolhouse was also used as a center for social functions and as a place of worship. About 1900 the community became known as Gilbert and later as Credille’s Mill.

Erected 1986 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the New Lowell United Methodist Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is January 9, 1901.

Location. 31° 43.812′ N, 85° 5.508′ W. Marker is near Georgetown, Georgia, in Clay County. It is on New Hope Church Road (County Route 129) 2.6 miles west of Georgia Route 39, on the right when traveling west. The marker is reached by following County Road 129 as it deteriorates to the end of the road and the small community. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Georgetown GA 39854, 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

New Lowell School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 14, 2011

2. New Lowell School Marker

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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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Indian Treaty Boundary Line (approx. 4.3 miles away in Alabama); a different marker also named Indian Treaty Boundary Line (approx. 5½ miles away in Alabama); Mt. Gilead Baptist Church (approx. 6.1 miles away); 1814 Boundary / Founding of Fort Gaines (approx. 7.2 miles away); Oketeyeconne / Chattahoochee Theater (approx. 7.2 miles away); Liberty United Methodist Church / Hilliardsville (approx. 7.3 miles away in Alabama); A Revolutionary Soldier (approx. 7.3 miles away in Alabama); Old Cotton Hill Seminary (approx. 7.4 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Toney-Standley House (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing); White Oak United Methodist Church (was approx. 6.1 miles away

Photographed by David Seibert, August 14, 2011

3. New Lowell United Methodist Church Marker

in Alabama but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by David Seibert, August 14, 2011

4. New Lowell School Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, August 15, 2011

5. New Lowell United Methodist Church Marker

The church is the building on the left.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 14, 2011

6. New Lowell School Marker

Looking west on County Road 129 toward the Walter F. George Reservoir

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,404 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 11, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

New Lowell United Methodist Church⎯⎯⎯New Lowell School

New Lowell United Methodist Church
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New Lowell School