Historical Marker

Ways Baptist Church and Stellaville School

Wrens · Jefferson County · Erected 2004

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The Story

Founded in 1817 as Darcy's Meeting House, Ways Baptist organized Stellaville School in 1868, the county's only high school outside Louisville, drawing students from as far as South Carolina to study under Mercer-trained educators.

About this site

Ways Baptist Church and Stellaville School is a historical marker in Wrens, Jefferson County, erected in 2004. It is one of 23 historical markers documented in Jefferson County, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.1827, -82.3336 near Wrens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ways Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ways Grove Cemetery, Lofton Cemetery, and Smiths Grove Cemetery.

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

📍 33.1827, -82.3336 · Wrens, Jefferson County
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