Vernon in Washington County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Moss Hill

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, April 22, 2014

1. Moss Hill Marker

Inscription. Early settlers, attracted by the fertile Coosada (later Holmes) Old Fields, established a log schoolhouse Methodist mission near here soon after Spain ceded Florida to the United Stated in 1820. The first Methodist ministerial assignment between the Apalachicola River and Pensacola was made to the Holmes Valley Mission. During the early history of Washington County, court terms were held here or in the home of a nearby settler. A church was erected here in 1857.

Erected 1963 by Rural Areas Development Council of Washington County and Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials. (Marker Number F-108.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 30° 35.049′ N, 85° 40.638′ W. Marker is in Vernon, Florida, in Washington County. It is on Moss Hill Road (County Road 279) 3.6 miles south of Main Street (State Road 79), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3654 C.R 279, Vernon FL 32462, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shady Grove Elementary School For African American Children (approx. 2.9 miles away); Vernon, Florida

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(approx. 3½ miles away); Vernon Old School (approx. 3.6 miles away); Native Americans in Holmes Valley (approx. 3.8 miles away); Hard Labor Church (approx. 7.4 miles away); Hinson's Crossroads (approx. 11.4 miles away); Falling Waters State Park (approx. 13.2 miles away); Kudzu Developed Here (approx. 15.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vernon.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, April 22, 2014

2. Moss Hill Marker

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, April 22, 2014

3. Moss Hill Marker

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, April 22, 2014

4. Moss Hill

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2014, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,122 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 28, 2014, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.