- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Sowhatchee Elementary School historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Early County
Schools--Georgia--Blakely - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Early County, Blakely, 31.37768, -84.93409
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Located at the Zion Free Will Baptist Church, 856 Zion Road, Blakely
Text of marker: "SOWHATCHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school was established prior to 1879 and consolidated with Hilton School in 1925. It served as a Free Will Baptist Bible School for young ministers from 1930-1942. Reverend T. B. Mellette was the instructor and Reverend K. V. Shutes was president during that time. In 1942 the school was moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and is currently known as the F. W. Baptist Bible College. Since 1942, the school building has been used for worship, fellowship, and related community activities. Erected by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Early County Historical Society 2005" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_sowhatchee-elementary-school
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_sowhatchee-elementary-school
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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