Historical Marker

Ebenezer Baptist Church

Ellijay · Gilmer County · Erected 1957

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The Story

Seven settlers founded this Baptist congregation in 1839, while Cherokee families still remained in the area on the eve of their forced removal, making the church a quiet witness to the upheaval reshaping the north Georgia frontier.

About this site

Ebenezer Baptist Church is a historical marker in Ellijay, Gilmer County, erected in 1957. It is one of 6 historical markers documented in Gilmer County, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.6142, -84.3618 near Ellijay. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Oakland Academy, Cartecay United Methodist Church Cemetery, and Cartecay Methodist Church and Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.6142, -84.3618 · Ellijay, Gilmer County

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