Kingsboro & Cataula

Kingsboro & Cataula (HMETI)

Location: Cataula, GA 31804 Harris County
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N 32° 39.305', W 84° 52.125'

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At KINGSBORO, 3 mi. S., Ga.'s first narrow gauge railroad (North & South RR), chartered in 1870 (Columbus to Rome), ended in 1873. CATAULA (Big Rock) is a Creek name. Clowers Meth. Church, organized as "Providence" in 1829, was built of logs by Thomas Clowers and others, with James Dorrough, Jr., pastor. Renamed, it was moved to Cataula. Rehobeth Bap. Church, moved to Cataula in 1900, was organized 1 1/4 mi. S. in 1839. The Granberry family gave land for this church; Rev. Geo. Granberry was the first pastor. Harmony Prim. Bap. Church was organized in 1841. Thomas McElroy gave the land and, in 1953, it was returned to his family.
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HM NumberHMETI
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number072-12
Year Placed1958
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission
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Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 1:32pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 699882 N 3615056
Decimal Degrees32.65508333, -84.86875000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 39.305', W 84° 52.125'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 39' 18.30" N, 84° 52' 7.50" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4298 Martha Berry Hwy, Cataula GA 31804, US
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