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1 | Timestamp | Organization/Group Name | Organization/Group Website or Social Media Link | Point of Contact Name | Email Address | Phone Number | Name of Nominated Site | Site Address | Is this site public property (open to visitors) or private property? | Does this site have regular visiting hours? If so, what are the hours? | Please describe the history and significance of the site in 1-2 paragraphs. | Site & Supporting Photos | What county is the site located in? | Have you contacted other organizations in your area about nominating sites for the trail? If yes, list the organizations. | Is there a website/social media page associated with the site? If so, please provide links with you answer. | Column 12 | ||||||
2 | 9/24/2025 12:18:23 | Dunbar Elementary | Harris County | Cindy Bowden | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | 404-213-1864 | Dunbar Elementary School | XXX | Private Property | No | XXXXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JL1rcw4sNzAoETCTnD9FhO4e2AWZh4ph, https://drive.google.com/open?id=19vzA1Z3vDc04t__n05K3GBaug2ARiKwH, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1q5Vm59hsdknJWjFU9gljaBt-LRS3jvcS, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1N9HQ45k8kZlgvcexaicP2FO-Ilc1-OhD | Pine Mountain, Harris Co | Yes | ||||||||
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4 | 10/10/2025 12:14:23 | City of Harlem, Georgia DBA Harlem Museum and Welcome Center | https://harlemmuseumandwelcomecenter.com/ | Meghan Foster | mkfoster17@aol.com | 706-556-0401 | Columbia Theatre (currently the Harlem Museum and Welcome Center) | 135 North Louisville Street, Harlem, Georgia 30814 | Public Property | 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM Tuesday thru Saturday (omitting holidays) | The Columbia Theatre opened in downtown Harlem on August 11, 1949 and was the first movie theater in Columbia County; it showed current releases through the 1950s and closed in 1963. Its lifespan (1949–1963) places it squarely in the Jim Crow era in the rural South, when public amusements were routinely organized along racial lines. Local memory and community reporting indicate the theatre’s audiences were segregated while it operated — a fact noted in community posts and local histories that recall the last time people sat in that theatre they were “segregated.” That recollection fits the broader pattern across Georgia and the South, where movie houses either excluded Black patrons or confined them to separate seating (and where integration of cinemas did not become widespread until the early 1960s). Why this matters to Black American history in the area: the Columbia Theatre is an example of how mid-20th-century entertainment venues in Southern small towns both reflected and enforced racial ordering (who could sit where, what audiences a business served). Its later preservation and reuse reflect contemporary efforts to reclaim, interpret, and pluralize local public space — turning a site shaped by segregation-era practices into an inclusive community cultural resource. (Local restoration projects like this also create opportunities to collect oral histories from Black residents about their experiences of moviegoing, downtown life, and segregation — important pieces of the record that aren’t always preserved in newspapers or city files.) | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-fzvV9JlO7zw-pBJur5cJpGy82_aLSlV, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vrcMa3y7SHOl26bZ5Jq14_PZWZGBM0kx, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1AECAh20EBDCH315OH0JNALpK6gjTgb7c, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zuLLSNN9wPuNhnLblZYAkQ0pWLw6jaZF | Harlem, Georgia | Augusta Museum of History; Augusta University's History, Anthropology, and Philosophy Department | ||||||||
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6 | 10/10/2025 13:40:11 | Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center | WHHRC.org | Alvin D. Jackson, MD | museum@willowhillheritage.org | 912- 800- 1467 | Historic Willow Hill School site of the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center | 4235 Willow Hill Road Portal, Ga. 30450 | Public Property | M-Th 8AM- 1PM. F-S 1PM-5 PM | The Willow Hill School was started by formerly enslaved individuals in 1874 in Portal, Georgia. Initially, the school was privately owned by Portal’s African American community. In 1920, the school became a part of the Bulloch County Public School system when it was sold for $18.00. In 1971, as a result of the 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown vs. Board of Education, the school was finally integrated. At its closing in 1999, it was the longest active school in existence in Bulloch County, Georgia. The last Willow Hill School building was constructed in 1954 and is located on nine acres in rural Portal, Georgia, twelve miles northwest of Statesboro. It is the sixth Willow Hill building constructed since the first one in 1874. The building is a cinder block and brick structure with a kitchen, pantry, cafeteria/auditorium, stage, library, storage rooms, teacher’s lounge, offices, seven restrooms and fourteen classrooms. In 2005, the Bulloch County Board of Education put the school building and the property on the auction block. With just under two weeks, in a flurry of activity, twelve descendants pooled their resources, purchased the school for $112,000 contributing $60,000 of their personal monies. They also created the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center (WHHRC). Their mission was and is to preserve the legacy of the Willow Hill School as a African American museum and community center and develop quality educational activities that will improve and empower the rural communities of southeast Georgia through arts and culture. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1eF6hcl0Ys54ARa7sXXBt0f_L1r0IPTo0 | Portal, Ga 30450 Bulloch, County | No | ||||||||
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8 | 10/21/2025 11:14:49 | Coweta County African American History Museum | CCAAHM.org | Shannon Pearson | president@ccaahm.org | 7063153081 | Coweta County African American Museum | 92 Farmer Street Newnan Ga 30263 | Public Property | W-F 10-3 | The Coweta County African American Heritage Museum & Research Center, located at 92 Farmer Street in Newnan, Georgia, is a dedicated cultural institution preserving the history and legacy of the African-American community in Coweta County. Housed in a restored “shotgun-style” house that once served as part of the mill-village era, the museum holds a wide array of artifacts, photographs, oral histories and archival records that document African-American life, architecture, family history and community contributions in the region. The museum also sits adjacent to the historic Farmer Street Cemetery — a site believed to be one of the largest known slave cemeteries in the South, with hundreds of unmarked graves of formerly enslaved people and their descendants.  Beyond its exhibition work, the museum serves as a valuable genealogical and research center, assisting visitors in tracing African-American ancestry through collections such as census data, marriage records and school registers. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_Jp6cy5-DDRg5EMmfaSoEElf5UHLR2NB, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nmq1TK86JC63nQO4JTp6fXGvGr5ymW1y | Newnan Coweta | No | ||||||||
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10 | 10/21/2025 15:12:37 | Bartow Cartersville African American Heritage Trail | www.bcaaht.com | Sean Callahan | info@bcaaht.com | 7063400192 | African American Heritage Trail | 19-site Trail | Public Property | Houre vary by site. See website. | The Bartow Cartersville African American Heritage Trail is an award-winning project comprised of 20 sites that memorializes the area's history and the community's support. This project is an effort to introduce what is known and share what has been discovered. It is not the definitive guide, but rather, a starting point for further research as the body of work on local African American history continues to grow. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Mrz84wYOgF0vOs4NZ4IdK5PLM0ZH668E | Bartow County | Noble Hill Wheeler Memorial Center, Euharlee Museum, Summer Hill Heritage Group. Queens Chapel, Benevolent Brotherhood, Kingston Womens History Center | ||||||||
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12 | 10/31/2025 12:41:09 | Hubbard Alumni Association | https://hubbardalumni.org/ | Kaila Jones | kj250652@gmail.com | (478) 994 8211 | Hubbard Complex | 500 Culloden Road, Hwy 83 SW, Forsyth, GA 31029 | Public Property | The Dorm & Cottage: Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm. The president's house is private property and not open to the public. | In 1900 William Merida Hubbard opened a school with seven students in the Kynette Methodist Church in the city of Forsyth for the purpose of educating African American students in Monroe County. In 1902 the school was chartered as the Forsyth Industrial School, two years later the name was expanded to include “Normal” which indicated that one of the schools functions was teacher preparation. In less than 15 years, William Hubbard developed a curriculum for the school that extended classes to 9th grade. By 1916, the 10th and 11th grades were added, and the Forsyth Normal and Industrial School became one of a handful of senior high schools that existed in Georgia for African Americans. In 1919, the Monroe County Board of Education placed all the county’s African American schools under Hubbard’s direction “for the purpose of vocational and agricultural training.” Hubbard continued his quest to ensure that the Forsyth Normal and Industrial School became a County Training School, and in 1917 it was accredited. With this designation, by 1918 the Georgia Assembly passed the Smith-Hughes Act, and the Forsyth Normal and Industrial School became the state’s first vocational school for African Americans. In 1922, another milestone was achieved when the Georgia legislature passed an act that made the Forsyth Normal and Industrial School the “School of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts for the Training of Negroes.” In 1927, the school became a junior college, but sadly that same year a fire destroyed the main building. William Hubbard sought additional land and buildings for the institution that at that time educated over 2,000 students and operated a farm on 300 acres of land. After the fire, the college was moved to this new campus location. In 1931, the Georgia legislature once again changed the name of the school, and it became the State Teachers and Agricultural College for Negroes (STAC). At that time, STAC became one of the three public colleges for African Americans in the University System of Georgia. By 1933, STAC introduced the Exchange Teachers Plan that trained teachers for service in many of the 242 Rosenwald Schools that once existed in Georgia. Never losing site of his original mission to educate teachers, William Hubbard orchestrated the construction of dormitories so that students would have a place to stay while they were receiving training. The women’s dormitory was built in the colonial revival style in 1934. By 1936, several brick buildings were completed, including an auditorium, the president’s house, administration building, gymnasium, and the home economics building. Despite William Hubbard’s demonstrated success, STAC was closed in 1938 when the state transferred its financial support to the Fort Valley State College in nearby Peach County. The following year the campus became the property of the Monroe County Board of Education, and the school was re-opened as the Hubbard Training School. Samuel Hubbard, the son of William Hubbard, became the school’s principal. In 1955 a new building was added, and the name of the school was changed to the Hubbard Elementary and High School. Samuel Hubbard was the principal of both schools until Monroe County’s schools were desegregated. By 1970, all buildings constructed during the STAC era disappeared from the landscape except for the women’s dormitory, president’s home, and the teachers’ cottage. Today, the Hubbard campus includes these historic buildings as well as the non-historic William M. Hubbard Middle School and Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School. Standing vacant for many years, the women’s dormitory was endangered until several alumni from all the Hubbard schools formed the Hubbard Alumni Association, a 501 (c)(3) organization. In the tradition of the school’s founder, the Hubbard Alumni Association cultivated partnerships with the Monroe County Board of Education to preserve the Hubbard Women’s Dormitory and revitalize it for use as a museum, training and cultural center. This building along with the teachers’ cottage was subsequently listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 30, 2003. The Monroe County Board of Commissioners purchased the Hubbard Dormitory and it now houses government agencies as well as the Hubbard Museum. The complex now consists of: Hubbard Women's Dormitory: 500 Culloden Road, Hwy 83 SW, Forsyth, GA 31029 Monday-Thursday 9 AM - 3 PM, now houses government agencies and the Hubbard Museum and Cultural Center. (478) 994 8211 Historic Teacher's Cottage: 89 Washington Drive Forsyth, GA 31029 Monday-Thursday 9 AM - 3 PM, now houses Monroe County Workforce Development Center Hubbard Residence (president's house): 79 Washington Drive Forsyth GA 31029 Private property, not open to the public but visible from the road. This brick house was constructed in the 1930s, most likely using the bricklaying skills of students at the school. It was the home of William M Herbert Hubbard and his family. By the time the residence was constructed, the Hubbard children had left Forsyth and only Samuel Hubbard returned in 1939 to make Forsyth his last home, living here until his death in 1978. The family still retains the title to this private residence. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=11iHBrMR7UW-lK2kJSi8kMTWeoZt6TFt2, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HPWHpBw9e7FSWChqTgvHcx_BGXTB8kl_, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vOOmzQSGKkcQD4xvf2F6HhJWLQcOlc7u, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_AxK7-Pk1EKPNTn1XuX3D6WD6DOtj0D5, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZJ_HPWTRxVJ2aj-B5TPj-HpddddRjSt_, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HJcb-N0mx8fWh1BADhLHmTLRAbJ7DLuC, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yIABwGceWpxgbxjGN8IjCtk8S-rTPLRt, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1W9zik3dpQ7Om6hBiHLr7IqIL0qjyGs6R, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DIJgajUUUToIOSSPlwv8K1hClDj70VRV, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PvN6CMLcvZ-d2PrG2YTseNEjZ8rsli4o | Forsyth, Monroe County | Yes, Hubbard Alumni Association | ||||||||
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14 | 10/31/2025 14:04:05 | Monroe County Historical Society | https://sites.google.com/view/mchsga/ | Kaila Jones | monroecogahistory@gmail.com | (478) 994-5070 | Boddie Residence | 172 College St. Forsyth, GA 31029 | Private Property | No, visible from road | Dr Luetta T. Sams Boddie and her husband, Dr. William Fisher Boddie, established a medical practice in Forsyth that spanned from 1906 to 1943. They purchased this plantation plain home identified with Dr. Attila T.W. Lytle, an active Republican and white physician, and here reared their sons, Dr. Arthur W. Boddie, who practiced in Detroit, and Dr. Lewis F. Boddie, an obstetrician-gynecologist who practiced in Los Angeles. These physicians provided medical care to white and African American residents of Monroe County, making home calls and night visits over muddy unpaved roads. Dr. W. F. Boddie left the practice in 1922 and joined the Citizens Trust Company of Atlanta as Executive Vice-Cashier. He also served on the boards of Morris Brown University and numerous charities. He returned to his medical practice in Forsyth in 1927. One of his brothers was a doctor in Milledgeville and another a dentist in Kentucky. Dr. Luetta Boddie continued the practice until 1943 when they moved to Detroit. Luetta and William were graduates of what is now Meharry Medical College. Luetta also taught summer school classes for William M. Hubbard. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1c6F1mfJg_e1y2NSZmBmQnsIUn8u3y4aX, https://drive.google.com/open?id=19fhd5E80weHNaDLgi9_il9lBhRw0EmFu, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1c8-VJHXWh2k7mPAQ5DC9oYT3Hp5v7Iqp, https://drive.google.com/open?id=19_UyX-WD-8I7P0BkYuMEkTKGEAy441o7, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KlVxOCedjrQvL_8yJij031Mk1TRkVnIU | Forsyth, Monroe County | Yes, Hubbard Alumni Association | ||||||||
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16 | 10/31/2025 14:28:17 | Monroe County Historical Society | https://www.forsythmonroeblackhistory.com/about | Kaila Jones | monroecogahistory@gmail.com | (478) 394-2972 | Telling Our Story Black History Museum | 500 MLK JR Dr., Forsyth GA 31029 | Public Property | Wednesday-Saturday from 1 PM - 5 PM | Discover local African American artifacts dating back to the 1800’s. Exhibits include Monroe County African Americans in sports, education, medicine, business, and the military. Telling Our Story is Forsyth and Monroe County’s first Black History Museum, established in 2008 to educate individuals about the history and culture of African Americans locally and nationally. The museum was founded by local historian, Rosemary Alexander Walker who has preserved over 300 pieces of African American artifacts with emphasis on Monroe County’s first Black achievers commemorating their lives and accomplishments. The knowledge of one’s own history has a way of empowering throughout generations – a proud heritage to be shared with the community, children, and educators for many years to come. The museum is located in the back of the Hubbard Complex. https://www.forsythmonroeblackhistory.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLblcLpYSMg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtAMXigTpeU | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vALuwj3m8TPd4_g8ld5W9jwI4HBtISAm | Forsyth, Monroe County | Yes, Hubbard Alumni Association | ||||||||
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18 | 11/4/2025 16:13:02 | Shelton Heritage Society of GA & Historic Possum Trot (Descendants of our organization also participate on a collaborative team with descendants from another family nonprofit, other descendants & Berry College - The Shelton Family Settlement at Possum Trot Preservation Team | Nonprofit: sheltonheritagesociety.org & @sheltonheritagesociety (IG/Facebook) & (Preservation Team site under construction - @1874sheltonfamilysettlement (IG/Facebook) & sfsga.org) | Karen Stewart-Ross, President, SHS | president@sheltonheritagesociety.org | 703-214-4825 | Shelton Family Settlement at Possum Trot (Includes the Shelton Family Cemetery) - On Campus of Berry College | 2277 Martha Berry Hwy NW Mount Berry, GA 30149 | Private Property | 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | The Shelton Family Settlement at Possum Trot, located on what is now Berry College property in Rome, Georgia, stands as one of the earliest African American-founded landowning communities in the region following Emancipation. Founded by Hardy and Mary Bearden Shelton—parents of twelve known children: Laura, Lucy, Mary, Fannie, Aaron Hardy, Lula, Matilda, William, Joel, Judy, Rhoda, and Henri—the family first settled in nearby Coosa, where they managed a farm on rented property. Through perseverance and careful saving, they purchased their own land at Possum Trot in 1874, building a thriving farming settlement that grew to encompass more than 600 acres. The community flourished for five decades, sustained by kinship and collective labor, until about 1924, with the last known family burial taking place in the 1950s. One of Hardy and Mary’s children would later migrate south to Texas in the mid-1890s, establishing a second branch of the family legacy that extended far beyond Georgia. The Shelton Family Cemetery, which remains at Possum Trot today, serves as a sacred link to this story of resilience, land ownership, and self-determination. Many of Hardy and Mary Shelton’s descendants would go on to migrate to cities such as Detroit, Chicago, Chattanooga, Indianapolis, and across Ohio and Texas, carrying their family’s spirit of leadership and achievement with them. Among their notable descendants are Pierce and Lizzie Spruce Shropshire, whose descendants continue to own land and maintain a family cemetery established after their departure from Possum Trot; the late NFL player, Super Bowl champion, and activist Rodrigo Barnes; Alvin J. Hill, Sr., former president of Georgia Baptist College in Macon and principal of the Cave Spring Segregated School for the Deaf; and his brother Hans E. Hill, a Texas county agricultural agent and owner of a mineral bath spa in Central Texas. Though the original structures no longer stand, the legacy of the Shelton family continues to live on through its descendants | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1C7S0DFcMzWIiGrNLzakZFSX3akfPDjs9, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yCuayEAZhAs94M618p0_0lvM8xQ616cw, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1teIDjSfWbg_-kGzLAQuw_6YreZq4NaxP, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1t4bOOsP3dcVvwf_LWsi5vzB8k7_0Pfnn, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pnu9p9_7G5gPhkyHwLgnwC8mHuUZ9HKu, https://drive.google.com/open?id=121iXLzeoSfb0E0SFfuMJPQdTwNixilOs | Rome, Georgia - Floyd County | So far, I've contacted City Commissioner Bill Collins & Activist Charles Love, Shelton Descendants Historical Society & Berry College - Members of the Shelton Family Settlement at Possum Trot Preservation Team, Fairview/E.S. Brown Heritage Corporation. Working on contacting more. | ||||||||
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20 | 11/6/2025 16:11:48 | Chubbtown | chubbtown.org | Clemmie Whatley | cbwhatley@aol.com | 7708424715 | Chubbtown (Chubb Chapel UMC Church) | 1503 Chubb Road, P. O. Box 771, Cave Spring, Ga 30124 | Public Property | No regular visiting hours at this time; but times can be arranged. | Chubbtown was a self-sufficient Black Community established prior to the end of the Civil War by the sons and daughters of Isaac and Mary Chubb when they migrated from Morgan County, Ga in the 1850s. The community thrived and grew until about 1916. Today the church and cemetery stands as remembrance of the era. Chubb Chapel United Methodist Church serves as a sanctuary today and was built circa 1870. It is one of the oldest African American churches in rural Georgia. The Gothic Revival style church is unique in its architecture as well as its history. The church is located in the southeastern part of Floyd County in the historic community of Chubbtown. Come join the members of Chubb Chapel for service on any second or fourth Sunday of the month at 11:00 am. Visit our website: chubbtown.org to find out more about the church and Chubbtown. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QH1mmjJMzGXM_YezJXJeAOgaUDb_QMA3, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TqN2MDQkfoTN96VF8TOGT1qPuVrMuQG2, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KCT8LzUQpgq4Kfwa-tSt5AogppL7_p4M, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VkCsj7nT32pU_xiLd4DJ2kCFpoXzKHxI, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1oglPgRRZdUTvFyVGRi1GhLijKHiJMSFl, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1y7NYyIh2CjH5WiakCtkM2dCEuzHnmhcf, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zpzMERqWcsXTn2DCGGnbUTRTGApFP0ik, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1eJ5q4oqs5oIb_hzXyiUewIrNKvhVTWkG, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FtY7l5hHpEEzbpqNoInAxIKrLdyQVYGO, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FWdsRsHtuPdOvmQP6XQc6IKgMHHxvqWd | Cave Spring (Floyd) | yes | ||||||||
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22 | 11/7/2025 16:42:04 | Shelton Descendants Historical Society | sheltondescendants.org | Angela R. James | president@sheltondescendants.org or angelarjames@gmail.com | 313 598 0117 | The Shelton Family Cemetery (formerly the Possum Trot Cemetery at Berry College) | 2277 Martha Berry Highway | Private Property | Daily 9am - 5pm | By 1874, during reconstruction, my formerly enslaved, matrilineal third great-grandparents, Hardy and Mary Shelton, relocated to the Flatwoods District of Floyd County, Rome, Georgia, from nearby Coosa, also known as the North Carolina District (http://www.samhardin.family/coosa/index.html). Hardy was a farmer, and Mary, a homemaker and healer. On December 19, 1874, Hardy purchased 120 acres of land on lot 59, thereby establishing the Shelton Family Settlement (as referenced by current descendants). It was on this land that their family grew to 12 children (Laura, Lucy, Frances, Aaron Hardy, Mary, Henri, Rhoda, Lula, Joel Lee, William, Matilda and Judy). Through hard work, courage, determination, and family and community loyalty, the Shelton’s descendants and their spouses purchased additional acreage, expanding their land ownership to nearly 700 acres. The families prospered despite a lack of formal and/or limited education. However, over time, numerous land transactions, and as the men died, much of the land was eventually sold or lost to alleged debt. By the mid-1920's, with few exceptions, much of the land was no longer possessed by Shelton family descendants. As a result, many descendants migrated to other parts of the country for work and to begin anew. And some descendants chose to remain in the Rome and surrounding areas. Today, only the Shelton Family Cemetery remains as evidence of our ancestors habitation and hard work on the surrounding land. Deed research conducted by an architectural historian of deeds from 1858 and forward, indicate the 1.5 acres of land (Lots 49 and 60) upon which the Shelton Family Cemetery and the Possum Trot Church lie, fail to support ownership by the Shelton family or their descendants. And from 1858, forward, the land was excepted from any sale or transfer. The 1858 deed was held by James M. Spullock, a lawyer, who likely inherited the land from his father. Ongoing research appears to point to the Spullock (Spurlock spelling variation) family as the likely enslavers of the Shelton family in Georgia. The deeds also show that the 1.5 acres was never purchased through legal sale by Berry College. Instead, the land was “appropriated” as indicated in the history of Possum Trot as posted on the college website, likely through pedes possession by Martha Berry, founder of Berry College. In other words, the land was subsumed by her because she owned vast amounts of the surrounding land. It is unlikely we will ever know the full truth surrounding the land transactions. The Shelton Family Cemetery holds 60+ graves, 12 of which have a marker identifying the family member at eternal rest, but most are marked with fieldstones or nothing at all (Ground Penetrating Radar revealed the approximate number of graves, with indications that there are likely more). Several yards from the Shelton Family Cemetery sits the historic Possum Trot Church, built around 1830 to 1850. Prior to 1900, the church was known as the Primitive Baptist Church and School, and possibly the Pleasant Hill Church and School. In 1900, the area became known as Possum Trot when Martha McChesney Berry, “appropriated” the alleged abandoned church for use as a Sunday School and School (until 1954) for the white mountain children. Further, members of the Shelton Family Settlement married members of the Freemantown Settlement of formerly enslaved, located a few miles away. Freemantown also has a cemetery that is the last remaining vestige of its settlement. The land of these settlements has been owned by Berry College since the early to mid 1900’s, Berry College is a private institution and the largest land mass college in the world, holding 27,000 acres. Descendants of the Shelton and Freeman families have forged a relationship with Berry College. The Berry administration has formally acknowledged our ancestors and settlements by placing interpretive history markers at each cemetery, developing a library guide, and permitting the families to host reunions on the campus. The cemeteries are open to the public daily, 9am to 5pm. We believe that Hardy and Mary Shelton, Irvin and Lucy Spruce, and many other family members are buried in the Shelton Family Cemetery in unmarked graves. The 1902 photo of the cemetery indicates there were a greater number of headstones at that time (Photo Credit: Berry College). Shelton Family Cemetery Burials (Known) Bobbie Dozier September 3, 1934 - September 20, 1934 Fannie Key Shelton December 6, 1866 - October 17, 1954 Fannie Spruce Selman May 6, 1878 - February 9, 1949 James Selman April 1, 1910 - August 15, 1933 Lovie Haynes November 20, 1898 - January 13, 1899 Mary Shelton King May 30, 1890 - April 17, 1953 Mary Shelton Powell 1860 - Mar 12, 1897 Peter Powell March 1859 - February 1, 1914 Lewis P. Shelton February 18, 1888 - August 2, 1937 William (Will) S. Robinson August 1, 1867 - July 12, 1906 William L. Selman, Jr. February 8, 1935 - July 16. 1952 Aaron Hardy Shelton Dec 18, 1869 - August 3, 1857 | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WDbiKUITQLOzpUcpBJ50P5uC1i6MOEc2 | Mt. Berry, Ga | We were contacted by the sheltonheritagesociety.org, and in turn we contacted the Freemantown Historical Society - Freemantown.org | ||||||||
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24 | 11/7/2025 18:09:32 | Shelton Descendants Historical Society | sheltondescendants.org | Angela R James | president@sheltondescendants.org or angelarjames@gmail.com | 313 598 0117 | Shelton Family Cemetery | Berry College 2277 Martha Berry Highway | Private Property | Daily 9am - 5pm | By 1874, during reconstruction, my formerly enslaved, matrilineal third great-grandparents, Hardy and Mary Shelton, relocated to the Flatwoods District of Floyd County, Rome, Georgia, from nearby Coosa, also known as the North Carolina District (http://www.samhardin.family/coosa/index.html). Hardy was a farmer, and Mary, a homemaker and healer. On December 19, 1874, Hardy purchased 120 acres of land on lot 59, thereby establishing the Shelton Family Settlement (as referenced by current descendants). It was on this land that their family grew to 12 children (Laura, Lucy, Frances, Aaron Hardy, Mary, Henri, Rhoda, Lula, Joel Lee, William, Matilda and Judy). Through hard work, courage, determination, and family and community loyalty, the Shelton’s descendants and their spouses purchased additional acreage, expanding their land ownership to nearly 700 acres. The families prospered despite a lack of formal and/or limited education. However, over time, numerous land transactions, and as the men died, much of the land was eventually sold or lost to alleged debt. By the mid-1920's, with few exceptions, much of the land was no longer possessed by Shelton family descendants. As a result, many descendants migrated to other parts of the country for work and to begin anew. And some descendants chose to remain in the Rome and surrounding areas. Today, only the Shelton Family Cemetery remains as evidence of our ancestors habitation and hard work on the surrounding land. Deed research conducted by an architectural historian of deeds from 1858 and forward, indicate the 1.5 acres of land (Lots 49 and 60) upon which the Shelton Family Cemetery and the Possum Trot Church lie, fail to support ownership by the Shelton family or their descendants. And from 1858, forward, the land was excepted from any sale or transfer. The 1858 deed was held by James M. Spullock, a lawyer, who likely inherited the land from his father. Ongoing research appears to point to the Spullock (Spurlock spelling variation) family as the likely enslavers of the Shelton family in Georgia. The deeds also show that the 1.5 acres was never purchased through legal sale by Berry College. Instead, the land was “appropriated” as indicated in the history of Possum Trot as posted on the college website, likely through pedes possession by Martha Berry, founder of Berry College. In other words, the land was subsumed by her because she owned vast amounts of the surrounding land. It is unlikely we will ever know the full truth surrounding the land transactions. The Shelton Family Cemetery holds 60+ graves, 12 of which have a marker identifying the family member at eternal rest, but most are marked with fieldstones or nothing at all (Ground Penetrating Radar revealed the approximate number of graves, with indications that there are likely more). Several yards from the Shelton Family Cemetery sits the historic Possum Trot Church, built around 1830 to 1850. Prior to 1900, the church was known as the Primitive Baptist Church and School, and possibly the Pleasant Hill Church and School. In 1900, the area became known as Possum Trot when Martha McChesney Berry, “appropriated” the alleged abandoned church for use as a Sunday School and School (until 1954) for the white mountain children. Further, members of the Shelton Family Settlement married members of the Freemantown Settlement of formerly enslaved, located a few miles away. Freemantown also has a cemetery that is the last remaining vestige of its settlement. The land of these settlements has been owned by Berry College since the early to mid 1900’s, Berry College is a private institution and the largest land mass college in the world, holding 27,000 acres. Descendants of the Shelton and Freeman families have forged a relationship with Berry College. The Berry administration has formally acknowledged our ancestors and settlements by placing interpretive history markers at each cemetery, developing a library guide, and permitting the families to host reunions on the campus. The cemeteries are open to the public daily, 9am to 5pm. We believe that Hardy and Mary Shelton, Irvin and Lucy Spruce, and many other family members are buried in the Shelton Family Cemetery in unmarked graves. Shelton Family Cemetery Burials (Known) Bobbie Dozier September 3, 1934 - September 20, 1934 Fannie Key Shelton December 6, 1866 - October 17, 1954 Fannie Spruce Selman May 6, 1878 - February 9, 1949 James Selman April 1, 1910 - August 15, 1933 Lovie Haynes November 20, 1898 - January 13, 1899 Mary Shelton King May 30, 1890 - April 17, 1953 Mary Shelton Powell 1860 - Mar 12, 1897 Peter Powell March 1859 February 1, 1914 Lewis P. Shelton February 18, 1888 August 2, 1937 William (Will) S. Robinson August 1, 1867 July 12, 1906 William L. Selman, Jr. Dec 18, 1869 - February 8, 1935 Aaron Hardy Shelton August 3, 1857 - July 16. 1952 | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jPAlcdvP9oiwkj9gE38k_H5NLW_dEH8M, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BzyWwbdthMMQT21JPFrtFauSOgQHgb2u, https://drive.google.com/open?id=12NwsQUfPVoYghPkWHAWVEYb8DSMNC0_y, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NT06pRDIikEY6p_PhXzYsio6pzLyc_MJ, https://drive.google.com/open?id=147GzhkyAa2hZH73EraqOAXWkDKMUNczs, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ogn803r7692i7y3ejA6KkxQdCERjtgKu, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqAwvIu5poSkIrgnJM6QYHk4fxAGeITH, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pdOKMh9ei7Bmgb_cZiWo0pUKb5OQU-EX, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Gk-Zg8TXmzIdCoQgFPCAaihlCrX0oYQw, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g5W0TILr2EBTV9d3S4q_zIGLr_w3Tzdp | Mt. Berry, Ga. 30149 | We were contacted by the Shelton Heritage Society and we contacted the Freemantown Historical Society that has a historical black cemetery on Berry College also | ||||||||
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26 | 11/18/2025 12:55:31 | Bethany Missionary Baptist Church | bethanymissionarybaptistchurch.org | Melvin Spratling | jsprat4994@yahoo.com | 901-679-9012 | Blacksmith Shop | McDougald Ave | Private Property | N/A | in website | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vSfmHjpqRYLGd8hJiPN55iWa9iX5OH6n, https://drive.google.com/open?id=19_hcGVIty2_E8pyYtF5F1xNcwfjvXQhf | Pine Mountain, Harria | yes | ||||||||
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28 | 11/19/2025 9:38:29 | Chipley Historical Center | chipleyhistoricalcenter.org | Sherry Purchase | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | 404-213-1864 | Pine Mountain Civic League | Highway 18, Pine Mountain, GA | Public Property | Daylight | XX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yi3sgmOqMqua-VmEoNPK9Mm8crgWCz5N | Pine Mountain, Harris County | Yes | ||||||||
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30 | 11/27/2025 17:07:41 | Chaney Transformation Services LLC | African American Culture Incorporated Facebook Page | Tracy Chaney | techaney123@gmail.com | 7069369769 | African American Museum and Culture Center | 88 Echols Drive 30753 | Private Property | no | The African American Culture Museum sits on the historic site of the former Westside School, which served as the segregated Black school for Trion, Georgia from the late 1800s until desegregation in 1965–1966. After the Georgia General Assembly allowed Trion to form its own independent school system in 1896, this location became the designated school site for African American children from the community known as “The Quarters.” Although the earliest Black schooling and worship took place in the small church building beside this property, the school itself was later constructed on the site where the museum now stands. For generations, this ground was where Black children received their formal education during the Jim Crow era. Today, this site remains one of the few preserved African American educational locations in Appalachian Northwest Georgia. Its continued use as a museum ensures the stories of The Quarters, the pursuit of education, and the resilience of Trion's Black families are protected and shared with the public. The site was chosen because it represents a central chapter in the history of segregation, community identity, and the fight for equal opportunity—making it a powerful and meaningful addition to the Georgia Black History Trail. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qRsnxiqQMfGYDnXXRvBt-daYpysmxeVs, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EnimZKyk3gcXY-4OvXLq38TLQL_xlBnE, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bQv1ukkQT9T5gtKRtdE3XovsM-0jRCIw, https://drive.google.com/open?id=19Xj5WXWQnmgVCUUpMti4fWLTjGp37a8k, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vOkBfDjYLt2aIzUeG3e2JSNaZ0B-7EpS, https://drive.google.com/open?id=195JLDpEzngARrT9KEJd_vMKtjB6eLpOs, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TZE9TlzKNrAHvCOD8l5ax8D9_2DzaJE2, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pxXV6PDc0INUrMFkVrcrzzdbUTrHWCer, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Rchd7rJO8-j4QpARwTtBg52zrY4iZzCJ, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gimNyAgvAL9DiseuYeKryE6qkKVFsrun | Trion Ga. | no | ||||||||
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32 | 11/30/2025 21:38:52 | Keep the Faith, LLC | GraceHallDarien.com | Dana Thompson | Dmtjaa@gmail.com | 678-232-3908 | Grace Baptist Church | 301 Adams St, Darien, GA 31305 | Private Property | No | Nestled along Vernon Square in historic Darien, Georgia—one of the original Oglethorpe-planned city squares—Grace Baptist Church, now Grace Hall Darien, was built circa 1910–1915 as a vernacular Gothic Revival sanctuary serving Darien’s Gullah Geechee community. Located on Adams Street, a thriving African American neighborhood of professionals, tradesmen, and formerly enslaved families, the church became a symbol of faith, progress, and self-determination in the years following Reconstruction. Under the leadership of Reverend Edward Brawley, the church gained historical significance when Brawley helped end the Darien Insurrection of 1899, mediating peace and demonstrating moral courage in a moment that reflected the congregation’s deep commitment to reconciliation and community stability. Among the church’s early trustees was W. H. Rogers, who later served in the Georgia Legislature (1902–1907), marking a remarkable milestone for African American political leadership in the Jim Crow South. The congregation’s roots also connect directly to descendants of the Bleach and Stewart families, once enslaved by the Butler family and sold during the infamous Weeping Time of 1859. Their return to Darien and participation in Grace Baptist Church embody the enduring strength of families who rebuilt their lives and institutions after slavery. The building later sat empty for years, fall into severe disrepair, then almost destroyed when a large oak tree which fell on it. It is in the process of being restored as Grace Hall Darien, preserving a powerful legacy of faith, resilience, and Black civic achievement on Georgia’s coast. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g6x8nrhyx7W40FSGK4EcCewBq_QoNmYe, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1eeOPLnPT439iVVaNx1_4G9HgqxmYxd34, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hQF637YSD8eM5cwdafRLKjBYFoaZiudn, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_Hx0-F90z55xEfbCDq8AW3fiHZoRplsS, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uc_D_9FcPvEStzzVeWmdLnVPwI5sc3SP | Darien, McIntosh | no | ||||||||
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34 | 12/2/2025 12:20:48 | SOUL Vibrant Podcast | https://sites.google.com/view/andrianah-media-portfolio/visual-media | Andriana hudson | hudsonjournal1@gmail.com | Mack Miller Park | 13185 US-27, Hamilton, GA 31811 | Public Property | No | According to the Harris County Journal, the Callaway Foundation, in partnership with the Negro Betterment Association, invested $27,000 to fund the building of a Negro park in Harris County. Reiling in the success of the Ida Carson Gardens (later known as Callaway Garden by 1962). The foundation wanted to create a negro recreation park that would rival any other recreational spaces. Located half a mile north of Hamilton, Georgia off of US highway 27, Mack Miller Park opened its gates in the fall of 1954. The Park's namesake was inspired by community leader, businessman, and deacon, Mack Miller. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=16PZVoXHtG5cfnwvde3GwDQ6zPeFUZiVH, https://drive.google.com/open?id=166fitnJGwVBdg1qY2UAn9F_5J1pCLQT2, https://drive.google.com/open?id=18Hor75nEMrIBgT5Ekr993mTWVhqdV681, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ewy4qa4HPUxl0O-1OdlzPJOLk6GQ8Vsu, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1m8T2LtqA1glfL3XEfvj66pEVJoGRxAwC | Hamilton, Georgia | No | |||||||||
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36 | 12/2/2025 12:35:24 | SOUL Vibrant Podcast | https://sites.google.com/view/andrianah-media-portfolio/visual-media | Andriana Hudson | hudsonjournal1@gmail.com | Hamilton City Cemetery | 52 Forest Hill Dr, Hamilton, GA 31811 | Public Property | Yes, Hours: 9am-7pm (before dark) | The Hamilton cemetery was established in 1828 as the city itself was Incorporated that same year. It served the entire town. From people of the community, neighboring plantations, Hamilton city jailhouse or travelling strangers were buried here. Bordered by a chain fence since the 1940s, the cemetery was segregated into two sides, one being for white individuals and the other for black individuals. Each group manages their side of the cemetery resulting in separate processes of burial purchase and maintenance. Typically different families of the community would tend to their specific plots. For example, it used to cost between $0.25 to $0.50 to maintain the black side of the cemetery. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Eha0q3yu14j-bN4JcvuUYk6atPkjjWLc, https://drive.google.com/open?id=19pCnrGqJtpjHxfH_eQmSJC2beVpAtVq0, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HdTQmCSvRb2Zk8wTXGgNgy4XOhnVAKw_, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zksKRwp8W7v4KnxPoWGtBtYyD9mXNbrR, https://drive.google.com/open?id=14yqDaSFPkHe8r3U-05iQSeOIPK3M5snZ, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Pey8KgKluWLxJrVLRg4W7YwK0O2Ap56E | Hamilton, Georgia | No | |||||||||
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38 | 12/2/2025 12:52:27 | SOUL Vibrant Podcast | https://sites.google.com/view/andrianah-media-portfolio/visual-media | Andriana Hudson | hudsonjournal1@gmail.com | Friendship Baptist Church | 101 Friendship St, Hamilton, GA 31811 | Public Property | Yes, Service every Sunday @ 10am - Hours: 9am-7pm (before dark) | Friendship Baptist Church built by formerly enslaved people represents the significance of African American History during the post Civil War era in Harris County. According to its historical marker, The Friendship Baptist Church was birthed from the White Hamilton Baptist Church in 1869. On September 18, 1869, the church committee decided to ordain a African- American minister to represent the growing number of African American members. A month later, the Church was officially organized and established leading to the organization of The Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Association in 1870. The church's asymmetrical brick building ,which still stands today, was constructed in 1911. Under the leadership of 8 different pastors in its 156 years, Friendship serves as an important center, outreach, and recreation for the black community of the area. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=19szpGM13fxu49CjMJDy3qoUvLBLG6_NE, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZG931teKAKVPkMygK6DFeyKMHjFNbY51, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CMEFFMDPH7fvr8D-uA-K6i3kZsTgHyJs, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iWwcbS8XFH4qrFzIwllWmjUsodDCoXBo | Hamilton, Georgia | No | |||||||||
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40 | 12/3/2025 15:52:31 | Freemantown Historical Foundation | freemantown.org | Cheryl Freeman Snipes | cfsnipes@freemantown.org | 313-980-8908 | Freemantown Cemetery | 2277 Martha Berry | Private Property | Yes | Freemantown Cemetery? • Freemantown was a settlement established in the Flatwoods District of Rome in the 1870s on land purchased by Thomas Freeman and Mead Freeman (thought to be Thomas Freeman’s father). • It served as the primary residence of Thomas (husband) and Henrietta (wife) Freeman and their descendants from 1871- 1910s, with the last of the family selling their portions of the property to the Berry Schools in 1926. • The settlement began with the purchase of 80 acres (1/2 lot), by Thomas and Mead Freeman. • Thomas Freeman would come to own a total of 380 acres in his lifetime. • Records indicate the family used the land for farming/agriculture. Growing crops such as cotton, corn, and other vegetables and keeping livestock such as cows and hogs. • When Thomas Freeman passed, due to the absence of a will, the land was divided among his widow, children, heirs, and brother. • Freemantown Cemetery is the last remaining “structure” of Freemantown. • It serves as the burial and memorial site for members of the Freeman Family and their descendants, with recorded burials taking place between 1893-1945. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=10BsM-SYjUIcUB2hAhGjY9pWgDULZ9TXb | Rome, (Mt Berry), Ga 30149 | No | ||||||||
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42 | 12/5/2025 14:45:37 | Our Legacy Museum | www.ourlegacymuseum.com | Heather Hausser | hhausser@spaldingcounty.com | 770-228-4120 | Our Legacy Museum | 547 North 3rd Street | Public Property | The museum is not opened yet | History of Our Legacy Museum Our Legacy Museum in Griffin, Georgia, is rooted in the historic Fairmont community, which was established in 1927 as the first neighborhood in Griffin where African Americans could purchase land and build homes. In 1929, the Rosenwald Fund partnered with the Griffin-Spalding Board of Education to construct a six-teacher school for African American children, marking a turning point in educational opportunities during segregation. Over the next four decades, the site expanded to include Fairmont High School, which became a cornerstone for vocational and academic training until the full integration of Griffin-Spalding schools in 1970. The museum, housed in the original Rosenwald School building, began construction in 2021 and is expected to open in 2026, preserving and sharing the African American narrative of Griffin-Spalding County. Significance of Our Legacy Museum The museum serves as a vital cultural institution dedicated to presenting the historical and cultural experiences of Griffin-Spalding’s African American community within both regional and national contexts. It highlights pivotal stories from 1925 to 1975, including the legacy of Rosenwald Schools, local civil rights activism, and the role of education in uplifting generations. Beyond preserving artifacts and oral histories, Our Legacy Museum fosters community engagement and intergenerational learning, ensuring that future generations understand their shared heritage. Its mission is not only to honor the past but to inspire unity and progress, making it a cornerstone for cultural identity and civic pride in Griffin and beyond. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kv5YVsfScac-__6RFyuo15rZ-t86DI9Q, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UnN5ll6pJRzQcaVujeSgkJQ49Vg9SJAg | Griffin, Georgia | Yes - Griffin Historical Society | ||||||||
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44 | 1/3/2026 15:38:30 | Barnesville Historical Society | Kaila Jones | kj250652@gmail.com | Helena B. Cobb Grave | O'Neal Cemetery, Railroad St, Barnesville, GA (at the end of the street) | Public Property | No regular hours listed, public cemetery | Helena Brown Cobb was an educator, missionary worker, editor, writer and feminist. Her vision was to create an educational oasis for black youth, combining education with Christian leadership and living – thus making their lives better. She was widely known as one of the most influential female black educators in Middle Georgia. Helena Maud Brown was born on January 24, 1869, to Jonas Brown and Louvenia in Monroe County (the section which later became Lamar County in the 1920’s) and grew up in Barnesville. She graduated with honors from Storr’s School in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn district, an institution created by missionaries who worked to educate former slaves. Following her heart, she entered the field of education, and she became involved with her religious calling through the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church (C.M.E.). After 15 years of perfecting her educational skills through teaching in several public schools in Georgia (often as the school principal), Helena became dissatisfied with the inadequacy of resources in the school system, she decided to start her own church supported private educational institution. On October 7, 1909, the Helena B. Cobb Institute opened in Barnesville, GA, with an enrollment of 50 students and five teachers. The site was located in Washington Park, which is now Washington Circle near the Continental plant in Aldora (the site no longer exists). By 1916, the school had 183 students, 33 of whom were boarders. In an U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Education study, the school was cited as a Christian institution where students could supplement the limited training they received in rural public schools, and it was noted that more facilities like it were needed. At its peak, the Cobb Institute had over 200 students. It was once said to be the only school in the South owned and operated by African Americans that specifically included Black girls in its admissions. Along with her teaching, Helena was widely known as one of the most active missionary workers in her church. She rose in leadership positions in the women’s group, promoting the recognition of women for their Christian charity work within the church. In 1906, the C.M.E. General Conference adopted the Women’s Missionary Age as the official publication of the women’s missionary movement – with Helena B. Cobb as editor-in-chief. She was often called upon to write articles and to give lectures on women’s causes. She wrote a pamphlet entitled “Our Women – A Sketch of Their Work,” which praised the good works of the women in her church. Today the Women’s Connectional Council, a successor to her work, is one of the most powerful organizations in the C.M.E. Church. Helena Maud Brown Cobb died on December 30, 1922, in Atlanta at the age of 53. After her death, the Cobb Institute merged with another school in Cordele and began serving students at that location under the name Holsey-Cobb Institute. Today, Helena Brown Cobb’s remains rest in O’Neal Cemetery at the end of Railroad Street in Barnesville, she was inducted into the Georgia Women of Achievement in 2003. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1STcTJIH5sB4yG-HTpqeCay1McmEHUAQ9, https://drive.google.com/open?id=14Ugu_wFrqO90XpNB2qe9gCmiRTVEkWtx, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uq0VJWRS3Y4NiCTAwD_b_OdCnCAAIl_P | Barnesville, Lamar County | No | ||||||||||
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46 | 1/13/2026 12:36:18 | The Griffin Spalding Historical Society | GriffinHistory.com | Maggie Saunders - Executive Director | info@griffinhistory.com | 770-229-2432 | Sophie's Cabin/Slave Dwelling | 633 Meriwether St. Griffin GA 30224 | Public Property | Currently not as we do not have the staff, but tours are available by appointment for free or donation - can make appointment by email or by call | In partnership with The Slave Dwelling Project and UGA Griffin, we raised funds in April 2024 to preserve Sophie’s Cabin, a rare surviving dwelling of enslaved people. The cabin is located on the grounds of the Bailey Tebault House, a home built in 1862. Even after the end of slavery, Aunt Sophie, who had spent most of her life with Mrs. Bailey, remained in the cottage behind the house. Mrs. Bailey lived until 1897 but we have records indicating Aunt Sophie lived on the grounds/in the cabin until the early 1900s. Structures like Sophie’s Cabin are among the few remaining physical witnesses to the lives of enslaved African Americans in our community. Too often, these places disappear quietly, taking with them opportunities to remember, reflect, and learn. Preserving these spaces allows future generations to encounter history where it happened, affirming the humanity, resilience, and lasting legacy of those who lived there while encouraging honest and meaningful conversations about our past. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uaZP0dJ1EwBpIvZtBOrZkLIyRPOVynC8, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1eo7ocLl-IEBcDYRLFfpDinaYVFcjGX9v, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QjzGnmhCVKE5cD2SRa3ce8Ymolgga0_x, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1T9w_-ydEIepp4YOUUqCC3i0m6L5OTZvb, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Hs0vPk_JkbPO5LnJFZhbqBhzB9JFYbAB, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HqT8mEqyZXE5s3T-qn6gXy3mexFBL-hE, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ju6GS_41a-Tf59Ja8KP3EeglJFaXWxLG, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Lo7EFq6Scs7JxhFmCNu79HfyiDmCkZk7 | Griffin, Spalding Co | Not yet | ||||||||
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48 | 1/19/2026 13:25:10 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Harry Crawford | Harry Crawford <hcraw1052@gmail.com> | Prospect AME Church and Cemetery | 77 Goat Rock Road | Public Property | yes | submitted | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1R64m3UuFh-FgEouQPPM2ffubm0MrJJDz | Fortson | Yes | |||||||||
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50 | 1/19/2026 13:28:50 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Nathaniel Williams and Carolyn Hill | natewms51@gmail.com | Bugg Family Farm | 269 Bugg Rd, Pine Mountain, GA 31822 | Private Property | No | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1eWm34s4wx_3-zO1yaPhki2DmDf8dAO8S | Pine Mountain | Yes | |||||||||
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52 | 1/19/2026 13:31:14 | Pine Mountain Funeral Home | Chipley Historical Center | Marva Copeland | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Pine Mountain Funeral Home | XX | Private Property | No | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pbfKkdQmcQYL1xsMZpq_3FDjxKoiwbgE | Pine Mountain, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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54 | 1/19/2026 13:32:53 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Melvin Spratling | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Blacksmith Shop | XXX | Private Property | No | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Fr8KkSC98RwtL_iMv2WN-ndOrrYC1PwP | Pine Mountain, Harris Co | Yes | |||||||||
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56 | 1/19/2026 13:34:46 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Harry Crawford | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Oak View Nursing Home | XX | Private Property | ? | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DYXKaqaKkuZH8aNDn2RWESG4FyKUtWuA | Waverly Hall, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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58 | 1/19/2026 13:36:02 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Marva Copeland | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Friendly Cleaners | XXX | Private Property | No | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1E5MI6Ek8tX-qPLz7zy4mg63Q07kp8Rdw | Pine Mountain, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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60 | 1/19/2026 13:37:54 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Josephine Bray, Greg Davis, Sherry Purchase | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Clowers Cemetery | 13150 Ga Highway 315 | Private Property | No | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MgRwMb84mq08GWZNOUCd5-E6aQfkN7N_ | Catula, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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62 | 1/19/2026 13:39:30 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Sherry Purchase | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Pine Mountain Community Center | XXX | Private Property | No | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1s2sJoSfmRUC6Cp95TYIU3adp7lRQYo9x | Pine Mountain | Yes | |||||||||
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64 | 1/19/2026 13:41:08 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Sherry Purchase | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Pine Mountain Civic League | XXX | Private Property | No | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GGObn83AVC_NY8TBJJXhxRNuLdzrnmKB | Pine Mountain, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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66 | 1/19/2026 13:42:46 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Nathaniel Williams | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Henry "Reg" Gilbert Union Spring Comm Center | XX | Private Property | No | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YlCYzEB7wUYpsdgi4xi36k4abOKXy6OP | Troup | Yes | |||||||||
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68 | 1/19/2026 13:44:35 | Harris Co. Remembrance Project | Harris Co. Remembrance Project | Lynn Norris, City of Hamilton | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Harris Co Remembrance Project | XX | Public Property | N/A | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1d0_bgPqkiPTJCQKOXg53MdA9FQ0VTL6t | Hamilton, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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70 | 1/19/2026 13:46:58 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Sherry Purchase | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Leo Ogletree Ethel Service Station & Pulpwood | XX | Private Property | No | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fI3qXdEZhIA9zJhDUojdszY8zWlBOa1t | Pine Mountain, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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72 | 1/19/2026 13:52:06 | Carver High Alumni | Chipley Historical Center | Jimmy Huff, Sabrina Murphy | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Carver High School | 8281 GA Highway 116 | Public Property | Yes | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PXuVTWUg6QRwFuTY96Q3ImH841b3OXaj | Hamilton, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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74 | 1/19/2026 13:54:54 | Waverly Hall Historical Society | No | Maritza Harris | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Waverly Hall City Hall | XX | Public Property | Yes | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1i0e73xGTrBovQRdgWRTuU_vprU7hB5dh | Waverly Hall, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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76 | 1/19/2026 13:56:59 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Jimmy Huff & Josephine Bray | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Thomas Elementary or Catula Colored School | XX | Private Property | No | XXXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KflTa-wn2gcwP4xfEvjiTl8VLGFwNWLd | Catula, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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78 | 1/19/2026 14:00:12 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Maritza Harris, Susan Newberry | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Hamilton Cemetery | XXX | Public Property | Yes | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xAj7xeJTd3c9ws8Sj9kfSDXV0NLS28kT | Hamilton, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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80 | 1/19/2026 14:01:50 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Melvin Spratling | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Chipley Colored School | XX | Public Property | No | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YFmtPTNqpF2QSnl00LE1CClOPjOBK45Q | Pine Mountain, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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82 | 1/19/2026 14:03:15 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Cindy Bowden | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Bethany Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery | XX | Private Property | Yes | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZYJP6ZRjraedOaPch5-oq8vDy__vzBNy | Pine Mountain, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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84 | 1/19/2026 14:05:05 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Andrianna Harris | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Friendship Baptist Church | XX | Private Property | Yes | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EXHQxVXIYkXRfNwR-IvDnoLLSi52r9ti | Hamilton, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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86 | 1/19/2026 14:06:17 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Mona Pierce | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Pierce Chapel Cemetery | XX | Private Property | No | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UpDToUStR5ZqMTdS6myzs-Mok_VOFezz | Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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88 | 1/19/2026 14:07:42 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Cindy Bowden | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Chipley Historical Center | XX | Public Property | Yes | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=18QeXXgsRTlRZEZ01s9ovQAR_Fq3gFVwk | Pine Mountain, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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90 | 1/19/2026 14:08:57 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Harry Crawford | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Dunbar Elementary | XX | Private Property | No | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lzDG9QopmhUbOx2myP2l0QDdwuxttTvS | Pine Mountain, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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92 | 1/19/2026 14:10:17 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Andriana Harris | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Mack Miller Park | XX | Private Property | No | XX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1U5raudXnJjnHyjhEuwBzoDdZeiBz07N8 | Hamilton, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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94 | 1/19/2026 14:11:45 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Marva Copeland | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Broom Handle Shop | XXX | Private Property | No | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UVPJ8b3moCZsQNFEAWVIAXURhLwCcGIF | Pine Mountain, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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96 | 1/19/2026 14:12:57 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Cindy Bowden | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Whitesville Rosenwald School | XX | Private Property | No | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cQQCnIyf6XNh0Mew3NAHbCQ-KNMThr02 | Whitesville, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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98 | 1/19/2026 14:14:34 | Chipley Historical Center | Chipley Historical Center | Malinda Brooks | bowden.cindy.w@gmail.com | Pine Mountain Vally School | XX | Private Property | No | XXX | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VESoEV9YWibLmxndll5Cf9Qp36QBT__4 | Pine Mountain Valley, Harris | Yes | |||||||||
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100 | 1/19/2026 15:53:47 | Paulding County Historical Society | pchsm.org | Dana Strack | drstrack3@gmail.com | 404-867-1879 | Mount Olivet Baptist Church and Cemetery | 3228 Hwy 101 North, Rockmart, GA 30153 | Public Property | Sunday 10AM - 12PM | The Mount Olivet Missionary Baptist Church was established in 1866; one year after the Civil War. The first meetings were held as bush meetings with traveling ministers. The original church foundation was located on the Old Yorkville-Villa Rica Road along with the first established church cemetery. After the church was burned; land was purchased from Mr. Beryl and Mrs. Dinah Williams, to establish a new church on the present site. This deed was recorded on January 31, 1891. The church was relocated to this site in 1920, a few feet from the present church with its front facing the cemetery. The old church built in 1920 was torn down and the current church was built in 1981. According to records, three warranty deeds exist: • One dated January 25, 1897, contains the signature of the trustees, Deacons W.W. Williams, Mike Vanzant, and E. Hightower. • The cemetery deed given by Mr. Beryl and Mrs. Dinah Williams was recorded on January 10, 1897. | https://drive.google.com/open?id=15hYPtw0IxmltFR5gjBqoxnAxeMVw7dd_ | Yorkville, Paulding, GA | no |