Sharon in Taliaferro County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Church of the Purification

Locust Grove Academy

Photographed by David Seibert, November 14, 2009

1. The Church of the Purification Locust Grove Academy Marker

Inscription. In 1790 several Catholic families of English descent from Maryland settled near Locust Grove. They established the first Roman Catholic Church in Georgia and erected a log church in 1792. A priest, Father John LeMoin, was sent to it from Baltimore. French families, fleeing the French Revolution and, later, several Irish families joined the colony. After 1860 a church was erected in Sharon, as the Locust Grove location had become too remote. Locust Grove Academy, the first chartered Roman Catholic Academy in Georgia, was formed about 1818. Many prominent Georgians have come from these early Catholic families.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 131-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, Non-US. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 33° 33.821′ N, 82° 47.63′ W. Marker is in Sharon, Georgia, in Taliaferro County. It is on Washington Road (Georgia Route 47) 0.1 miles Raytown Road (County Route 21), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sharon GA 30664, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: South Liberty Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Grave of Brig. Gen. Aaron W. Grier (approx. 1.7 miles away); Robert Grier, Astronomer (approx. 1.7 miles away); Ray's Place (approx. 2.4 miles away); Raytown Methodist Church (approx. 3 miles away); Site of Chivers Plantation and Store (approx. 3.9 miles away); Birthplace of Alexander Hamilton Stephens (approx. 4.4 miles away); Crawfordville Baptist Church (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sharon.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 14, 2009

2. The Church of the Purification Locust Grove Academy Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, November 14, 2009

3. The Church of the Purification Locust Grove Academy Marker

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Photographed by David Seibert, November 14, 2009

4. The Church of the Purification

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,318 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 27, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.