Fort Valley in Peach County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

Photographed by David Seibert, January 20, 2004

1. St Luke’s Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. This parish had its origins in the Episcopal Church’s support of Fort Valley High and Industrial School in 1913, which it operated from 1919 until 1939 in partnership with the American Church Institute for Negroes in New York, the Diocese of Atlanta, and the Diocese of Georgia. In 1939 the school became Fort Valley State College and part of the University System of Georgia. Fort Valley College Center became St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in 1958. Through a gift from New York philanthropist Ethel Mary Cheney Thorne, the current building was designed by Stanislaw Makielski and constructed in 1939-1940.

Erected 2003 by Georgia Historical Society and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. (Marker Number 111-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society, and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 32° 32.489′ N, 83° 53.756′ W. Marker is in Fort Valley, Georgia, in Peach County. It is

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at the intersection of State University Drive and St Lukes Lane, on the right when traveling south on State University Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 State University Drive, Fort Valley GA 31030, 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 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Gardens (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hunt-Bond-Troup Memorial (about 600 feet away); Confederate Dead (approx. half a mile away); Peach County World War I & II Memorial (approx. one mile away); Peach County (approx. one mile away); James A. Everett

Photographed by David Seibert, January 15, 2012

2. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Marker

(approx. one mile away); Home of Samuel Henry Rumph (approx. 6½ miles away); Gen. John B. Gordon Marker (approx. 10.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Valley.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 15, 2012

3. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Marker

The church is in the background.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Sanctuary image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 15, 2012

4. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Sanctuary

St Luke’s Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 15, 2012

5. St Luke’s Episcopal Church

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,325 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on February 22, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on October 6, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 22, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.