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Run by the Moravian Church from 1822 to 1833, this mission schooled and preached to Cherokee families. Missionary John Gambold, who died here in 1827, lies buried nearby; Georgia's 1832 land lottery soon handed the property to white settlers.
Oothcaloga Mission is a historical marker in Blackwood, Gordon County, erected in 1959. It is one of 65 historical markers documented in Gordon County, among 104 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.4468, -84.9145 near Blackwood. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oothcaloga Mission Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Blackwood Springs Cemetery, Curtis Cemetery, and Gordon Memorial Gardens.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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