Historical Marker

Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm

Jefferson · Jackson County · Erected 2012

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The Story

The Shields and Ethridge families farmed this Jefferson land from the early 1800s into the twentieth century; its rare intact cluster of historic farm buildings now survives in place as an open-air museum of Georgia agriculture.

About this site

Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm is a historical marker in Jefferson, Jackson County, erected in 2012. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Jackson County, among 116 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.0630, -83.5875 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cotton Gin (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bachelors' Academy, Galilee Cemetery, and Maxey Hill Cemetery.

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

📍 34.0630, -83.5875 · Jefferson, Jackson County

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