Near Milledgeville in Baldwin County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Montpelier

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Photographed by David Seibert, September 5, 2010

1. Montpelier Marker

Inscription. This church is named Montpelier after Fort Montpelier of 1794, 1/2 mi. below here down the Oconee. This fort & others were built during the Creek Indian troubles. Capt. Jonas Fouche was ordered to guard the Ga. frontier from the mouth of the Tugaloo to Fort Fidius on the Oconee. 200 militia cavalry & infantry raised under Gov. Telfair were placed under the command of Maj. Gaither, Federal commandant. A note on Fouche’s map reads: “As it is 40 mi. from Fort Twiggs to Mount Pelah where Maj. Gaither lies in garrison, it is recommended that a public station might be created by the Government (at Cedar Shoals)”.

Erected 1996 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 005-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Religion & Religious Structures • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.

Location. 33° 4.809′ N, 83° 9.842′ W. Marker is near Milledgeville, Georgia, in Baldwin County. It is at the intersection of Sparta Highway (Georgia

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Route 22) and Montpelier Church Road, on the right when traveling east on Sparta Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 449 Sparta Highway, Milledgeville GA 31061, 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Campsite of Union Army (approx. 2½ miles away); Old Fort Fidius (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Rock Landing (approx. 2.7 miles away); Alexis de Tocqueville (approx. 3½ miles away); State House Square (approx. 3½ miles away); Troup-Clark Political Feud (approx. 3½ miles away); Milledgeville Confederate Monument (approx. 3½ miles away);

Photographed by David Seibert, September 5, 2010

2. Montpelier Marker

Georgia's Secession Convention (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milledgeville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Provost Guard Campsite (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. This marker replaced an earlier marker of the same title and text, erected by the Georgia Historical Commission at this location.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 5, 2010

3. Montpelier Marker

The intersection of Montpelier Church Road (on the left) and Sparta Highway, Georgia Highway 22/24.

Montpelier United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 5, 2010

4. Montpelier United Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,382 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 23, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.