Historical Marker

Birthplace of Bishop A. G. Haygood and Miss Laura A. Haygood

Watkinsville · Oconee County · Erected 1955

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The Story

This Watkinsville house was the 1839 birthplace of Atticus G. Haygood, Methodist bishop and Emory College president, and his sister Laura, born 1845, a pioneering missionary to China who died in Shanghai in 1900.

About this site

Birthplace of Bishop A. G. Haygood and Miss Laura A. Haygood is a historical marker in Watkinsville, Oconee County, erected in 1955. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Oconee County, among 51 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.8587, -83.4074 near Watkinsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oconee County Courthouse (courthouse), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Stoneman Raid, Farmers and Citizens Supply Company Block, and Site of Frontier Blockhouse.

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

📍 33.8587, -83.4074 · Watkinsville, Oconee County

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