Eatonton in Putnam County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

George Claud Adams

Photographed by David Seibert, August 4, 2010

1. George Claud Adams Marker

Inscription. G.C. Adams, leading educator in Georgia, was born in Newton County in 1868. He became Newton County School Superintendent in 1902, after several years of teaching. While Superintendent he worked to consolidate the county schools, a pioneer achievement in this field. In 1904-05 he organized the Newton County Boys’ Corn Club, the first of the Boys’ Corn Clubs in the South. These clubs were forerunners of today’s 4-H Clubs. From 1927-29 he served Newton County in the Georgia House of Representatives and from 1933-35 served as the Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture. Mr. Adams died in 1949.

Erected 1962 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 117-9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the 4-H Youth Program, and the Georgia Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 33° 25.284′ N, 83° 23.675′ W. Marker is in Eatonton, Georgia, in Putnam County. It is on Unnamed Road 0.3 miles east of Rock Eagle Road, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located in front of Sutton Hall in the Rock Eagle 4-H Conference

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Center (access may be limited at certain times). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eatonton GA 31024, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Antebellum Trail

and in the 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Georgia 4-H Clubs (approx. 0.4 miles away); Union Chapel United Methodist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rock Eagle Mound (approx. 1.3 miles away); Georgia 4-H Center (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of the Home and Private School of Adiel Sherwood (approx. 4.9 miles away); Seven Islands Road (approx. 5.3 miles away); Springfield (approx. 5.3 miles away); Fairview (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eatonton.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 4, 2010

2. George Claud Adams Marker

Sutton Hall is in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,154 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.