Sardis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery-Coosa.GA
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N 34° 15.931 W 085° 22.718
16S E 649269 N 3792785
Sardis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery located in Coosa.GA
Waymark Code: WM4N3V
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2008
Views: 12
The marker reads as follows:
The first residence of missionaries sent in 1821 to establish the Turnip Mountain Mission to the Cherokees was located on this site, just north of the Cemetery wall. The mission, later known as Haweis, was built two miles to the east. Sardis Presbyterian Church was organized in November 1836. The first building, a log structure covered with plank, stood north of the Church. The present building was erected in 1855. The Sardis Brigade of the 6th Georgia Calvary was organized here May 9th 1861. Of the more than 235 graves in the Cemetery, 18 have been identified as those of Confederate veterans. The church became inactive in 1979 and in 1989 was deeded to the Sardis Preservation Society.
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places of the United States Department of the Interior January 2005
Street address: 7104 GA 20 NW Coosa, GA USA
County / Borough / Parish: Floyd
Year listed: 2005
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Historic function: Funerary, Religion
Current function: Funerary, Religion
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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