Athens in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dr. Moses Waddel
Noted Educator and Presbyterian Minister
Photographed by David Seibert, October 23, 2010
1. Dr. Moses Waddel Marker
Dr. Moses Waddel, educator and minister, was born in 1770 in N.C. At fourteen he began teaching pupils near his home. Moving to Ga. In 1786, he taught in the Greensboro area until 1787, opening another school at Bethany, Greene County, in 1788. While at Bethany Waddel decided to enter the ministry. He studied at Hampden-Sydney College and graduated in less than nine months in 1791, thereafter combining the careers of teacher and minister.
Establishing his most famous academy at Willington, S.C., in 1804, Waddel continued his work there until 1819 when he became President of Franklin College, now the University of Ga. One of the most prominent ante-bellum leaders of that institution, he served until 1829. Unwilling to divorce education from religion, Waddel stimulated the religious life of the campus. In 1820 he organized and was pastor of the First Presbyterian congregation in Athens, which became the First Presbyterian Church. The present church building was erected in 1855. Waddel died in 1840 at his sons home in Athens. His pupils during a lifetime of teaching included John C. Calhoun, William H. Crawford, George R. Gilmer, Augustus B. Longstreet, and George McDuffie.
Erected 1963 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 029-11.)
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Location. 33° 57.61′ N, 83° 22.595′ W. Marker is in Athens, Georgia, in Athens-Clarke County. It is on East Hancock Street 0 miles west of College Avenue, on the left when traveling east. The marker stands adjoining the First Presbyterian Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 185 East Hancock Street, Athens GA 30601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Classic City Area 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 walking distance of this marker: First Presbyterian Church (a few steps from this marker); The Athens Double-Barrelled Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 to 1902 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Flight in Georgia (about 500 feet away); Georgia Theatre (about 700 feet away); Louis H. Persley (about 800 feet away); Clarke County (about 800 feet away); Morton Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athens.
Photographed by David Seibert, October 23, 2010
2. Dr. Moses Waddel Marker
Looking east on East Hancock Street
Photographed by David Seibert, October 23, 2010
3. Dr. Moses Waddel Marker
Looking west on East Hancock Street, toward the First Presbyterian Church
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 6, 2018
4. Dr. Moses Waddel Marker
The marker is just left of the left-most tree.
Photographed by David Seibert, October 23, 2010
5. First Presbyterian Church
Built in 1855
Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 942 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 4. submitted on July 16, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 5. submitted on December 10, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
