Mansfield in Jasper County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Dow’s Pulpit

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 18, 2025

1. Dow’s Pulpit Marker

Inscription. On this rock in 1803 Lorenzo Dow, of Connecticut, famous pioneer evangelist, preached the first gospel sermon in Jasper County according to well founded tradition.

“Upon the great journey of life, eternity is the country to which all are traveling.” —Dow’s “Road to Peace”.

Placed by Sergeant Jasper Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution of Monticello, Georgia, 1938.

Erected 1938 by Sergeant Jasper Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.

Location. 33° 27.339′ N, 83° 45.183′ W. Marker is in Mansfield, Georgia, in Jasper County. It is on Maddox Street (Georgia Route 11) one mile north of Shepherd Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24741 GA-11, Mansfield GA 30055, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charlie Elliott's Internment Site (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mansfield's Famous Southpaw (approx. 4.4 miles away); Factory Shoals c. 1820 (approx. 4.4 miles away); Mansfield's First School (approx. 4.6 miles away); Newborn (approx. 5.4 miles away); Red Oak Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); The Isaac Parker Inn (approx. 5.4 miles away); The Old Loyd Place (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mansfield.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 18, 2025

2. Dow’s Pulpit Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 18, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on August 30, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.