Historical Marker

Grace Protestant Episcopal Church

Clarkesville · Habersham County · Erected 1957

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Organized in 1838 to serve coastal planter families who summered in the cool mountains, this was Georgia's sixth Episcopal congregation. Its trim 1842 frame church, built by Jarvis Van Buren, still stands as one of the state's oldest.

About this site

Grace Protestant Episcopal Church is a historical marker in Clarkesville, Habersham County, erected in 1957. It is one of 18 historical markers documented in Habersham County, among 94 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.6159, -83.5235 near Clarkesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Grace Church (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Clarkesville Cemetery, A Slice of History for Clarkesville, Georgia, and Asbury, Henry, House.

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

📍 34.6159, -83.5235 · Clarkesville, Habersham County
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