Historical Marker

Needwood Baptist Church and Needwood School

New Hope · Glynn County · Erected 1999

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The Story

Founded in 1866 by people freed from slavery and steeped in Gullah Geechee tradition, Needwood is among Georgia's oldest Black churches; its adjoining school educated the community's children for half a century.

About this site

Needwood Baptist Church and Needwood School is a historical marker in New Hope, Glynn County, erected in 1999. It is one of 121 historical markers documented in Glynn County, among 181 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.2826, -81.4409 near New Hope. The nearest cataloged historic site is Needwood Baptist Church and School (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Memory Gardens Cemetery, Freedman Cemetery, and House Servants Quarters.

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

📍 31.2826, -81.4409 · New Hope, Glynn County

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