Clarkesville in Habersham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
In Memory of Rev. Hugh Hawthorne
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 21, 2025
1. In Memory of Rev. Hugh Hawthorne Marker
A Presbyterian Clergyman, Chaplain, and Professor near Columbia, S.C.
Born in Ireland, Parish Garvaghy, county Down and accidently drowned when bathing at the Falls of Tallulah near this place, July 11th, 1837, aged 30 years and five months.
"Surely, I come quickly, by ye also ready,"
By foreign hands, his dying eyes were closed;
By foreign hands, his decent limbs composed;
By foreign hands, his humbled grave adorned
By strangers buried and by strangers mourned.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Immigration • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 34° 36.881′ N, 83° 31.413′ W. Marker is in Clarkesville, Georgia, in Habersham County. It can be reached from East Morgan Street east of Jeffferson Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 180 E Morgan St, Clarkesville GA 30523, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation, 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 walking distance of this marker: A Slice of History for Clarkesville, Georgia (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Clarkesville Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Old Clarkesville Cemetery
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 21, 2025
2. In Memory of Rev. Hugh Hawthorne Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 53 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 27, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
