Sparta in Hancock County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pierce Memorial Methodist Church
Photographed by David Seibert, October 26, 2011
1. Pierce Memorial Methodist Church Marker
In 1806, the South Carolina Conference, of which Sparta was a member, held its session in Sparta and the town appears for the first time as head of the Sparta Circuit. That same year, Robert Flournoy, a Revolutionary soldier, deeded a lot to John Lucas and Henry Mose, trustees of the Methodist Society of Sparta. On this lot, the previous year, a church had been built. It served, with necessary remodeling, for 105 years, until 1910, when it was destroyed by fire. In 1906 the Centennial of Sparta Methodism was celebrated. This building was completed in 1934.
Many prominent pastors have served this church -- George Dougherty, Jesse Lee, Bishop Atticus G. Haygood, Bishop Warren A. Candler. Though Bishop George F. Pierce was never pastor here, for many years he considered it his home church.
Erected 1958 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 070-10.)
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Location. 33° 16.617′ N, 82° 58.383′ W. Marker is in Sparta, Georgia, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of East Hamilton Street and Boland Street, on the right when traveling east on East Hamilton Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sparta GA 31087, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s 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: Sparta Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Sparta (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Eagle Tavern (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hancock County (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Old Dominion" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rockby (approx. 2.2 miles away); Nathan S.S. Beman at Mt. Zion (approx. 5.8 miles away); Mt. Zion Church (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sparta.
Photographed by David Seibert, October 26, 2011
2. Pierce Memorial Methodist Church Marker
Photographed by David Seibert, October 26, 2011
3. Pierce Memorial Methodist Church Marker
Looking west on East Hamilton Street at the intersection with Boland Street
Photographed by David Seibert, October 26, 2011
4. Pierce Memorial Methodist Church Marker
Looking (north) across East Hamilton Street at the Sparta Cemetery, established in 1805, and its historical marker.
Photographed by David Seibert, October 26, 2011
5. Pierce Memorial Methodist Church
Built in 1934
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,177 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 28, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
