On Cuthbert Road (County Route 156) at Lumpkin Road (County Route 104), on the right when traveling north on Cuthbert Road.
This church, constituted May 16, 1840, succeeded Walnut Grove, NW of here, (called Mt. Paran when organized, Nov. 1831, with 9 members). In 1840, Missionary Baptists, feeling a need for a separate church, met and accepted 5 acres of land for Church . . . — — Map (db m33555) HM
On County Route 160 at County Route 153, on the left on County Route 160.
This marker is erected in memory of those pioneer settlers who laid the foundation of Vilulah Community and built its early progress upon the principles and practices of its Church.
Meeting under a bush-arbor in 1867, seventeen members . . . — — Map (db m12937) HM
On College Street (U.S. 82) at Andrew Street, on the right when traveling west on College Street.
Cuthbert is the site of Andrew College, founded here January 1854. Named in honor of Bishop James O. Andrew whose refusal to free his Wife’s slaves separated the Northern and Southern Methodist Episcopal Churches (1844). First President - Augustus . . . — — Map (db m47264) HM
On Court Street/Blakely Street (Old U.S. 27) at College Street/Broad Street (U.S. 82), in the median on Court Street/Blakely Street.
This institution was founded in 1854 and conducted under the auspices of the South Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church. It was in honor of Bishop James O. Andrew (1794-1871), a noted pioneer leader of Methodism. Augustus Alden was the first . . . — — Map (db m48220) HM
Twenty-four Confederate soldiers are buried here. These men, veterans of many hard fought battles, died in the Confederate hospitals located here, 1863-1865. They were the Hood, Hill, Lumpkin, and several temporary ones. Among the gallant . . . — — Map (db m46423) HM
On Martha Berry Highway (U.S. 27) 0.7 miles south of Julian Ward Road, on the right when traveling south.
Near here on the old Fort Gaines Road, the first Monday in August 1829, at the home of Allen and Jeanette (Roby) Wamble, was held the first Inferior Court for Randolph County which, at that time, included Stewart, Webster and Randolph Counties. . . . — — Map (db m230623) HM
On Pine Street, 0 miles west of Court Street (Business U.S. 27), on the left when traveling west.
Side 1:
Frederick Davis Patterson, M.D.
April 16, 1867 – Dec.31, 1930
Dr. Fred Patterson was born in Stewart Co., Ga., attended South Georgia Agriculture College, Cuthbert, graduated Vanderbilt University School of . . . — — Map (db m48653) HM
On Andrew Street at Fifth Street, on the left when traveling south on Andrew Street.
Fletcher H. Henderson (1857-1943), pioneer Georgia educator, built this home in 1888 and lived here until his death. Principal of nearby Howard Normal-Randolph School 1880-1942, his contributions to education won professional recognition and . . . — — Map (db m49025) HM
On College Street (U.S. 82) west of McDonald Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This memorial marks the site of Hood Hospital
Named for General John B. Hood of Texas who commanded The Army of Tennessee in the campaign around Atlanta, July 1864 - January 1865.
Andrew Female College proffered her buildings and grounds . . . — — Map (db m117129) HM
On North Lumpkin Street, 0.1 miles north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
Recognized officially and designated in 1923 by the American Tree Association as “The Mother of Georgia’s Pecan Industry,” the giant seedling just west of this marker was planted in 1848 in the flower and fruit garden of Judge and Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m49055) HM
On North Lumpkin Street at Pearl Street, on the right when traveling north on North Lumpkin Street.
(Side 1):
The first formal meeting to organize a library association was held at Andrew College in April 1878 with Dr. A. L. Hamilton presiding. The thirteen members of the Cuthbert Library Club offered their book collections, and . . . — — Map (db m49087) HM
On Court Street (Business U.S. 27) at Pine Street, on the left when traveling north on Court Street.
Randolph County was created by Act of Dec. 20, 1828 from Lee County. Originally Randolph County included all of what is now Stewart and Quitman and part of Terrell and Clay Counties. It was named for “John Randolph of Roanoke” (1773-1833), Virginia . . . — — Map (db m238725) HM
On Pearl Street at Court Street (Georgia Route 216), on the left when traveling west on Pearl Street.
North
Though overpowered
their cause was not lost, for-
"Each single wreck in
the warpath of might
Shall yet be a rock
in the temple of right."
West
Heroism and love of
country were . . . — — Map (db m117205) WM
On Villa Nova Street, 0 miles north of Randolph Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Baptist Bethel Association, meeting in Benevolence in 1851, resolved to undertake “The Creation of an Educational Institution for Females, to be called THE BAPTIST FEMALE COLLEGE OF SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.” This site, in the little . . . — — Map (db m48695) HM
On Gordon Street at Pearl Street, on the right when traveling north on Gordon Street.
The first church building in Cuthbert was erected on this site in 1839. Deacons Stephen Lundy and Allen Moye bought this lot from Jane Reynolds in 1837. The congregation of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, constituted in 1831, moved from their former . . . — — Map (db m48579) HM
On Court Street/Blakely Street (Old U.S. 27) at College Street/Broad Street (U.S. 82), in the median on Court Street/Blakely Street.
The area of this square marks the site of the first and second courthouses of Randolph County. The first, a two-story frame building, was erected in 1836. It was replaced in 1842 by a brick structure with entrances facing in four directions. A high . . . — — Map (db m48221) HM
On Pine Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling west on Pine Street.
Early Randolph County
The area that is now Randolph County lies within the vast territory in Georgia and Alabama once claimed by the Creeks. In the late 1700s and early 1800s several small Creek towns were scattered throughout the area, . . . — — Map (db m113738) HM
On Pine Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling west on Pine Street.
Located within what had long been Creek territory and containing portions of well-used trails connecting the area with the Seminoles in Florida, Randolph County became an important scene of action during the Second Creek War (1836-38). The war came . . . — — Map (db m223533) HM
On Pearl Street (U.S. 82) 0.2 miles south of Bentley Road (State Route 41), on the left when traveling south.
Five miles NE is the Battleground of Echowanochaway Creek, site of the last engagement between Randolph County settlers and hostile Creek Indians on July 27, 1836. Captain Thomas Stapleton was killed in a preliminary fight the day before near . . . — — Map (db m113675) HM
Boudleaux and Felice Bryant
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Country Music Hall of Fame
Rockabilly Hall of Fame
All You Have To Do Is Dream — — Map (db m174500)
