Ways Baptist Church and Stellaville School-GHS 81-1-Jefferson Co
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N 33° 10.964 W 082° 20.010
17S E 375682 N 3672336
at 4991 Campground Rd, Wrens
Waymark Code: WM6HF0
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/06/2009
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Ways Baptist Church was established in 1817. Originally known as Darcy´s Meeting House, the church was formed by members of the Brush Creek Church. In 1868 Ways Church organized the Stellaville School, which was active until the mid 1940s. The only high school in the county outside of Louisville, Stellaville draw students from as fr away as South Carolina. The schools´ faculty included some of Georgia´s leading educators at that time, such as Professor V.T. Sanford of the Sanford family of Mercer University. These instructors were brought to Stellaville by Reverend W.L. Kilpatrick, who served as chairman of Merceer´s trustees, and led the Ways Baptist Church congregation from 1866-1891.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 081-1
Date: 2004.8
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Society and Ways Baptist Church
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