Historical Marker

In Commemoration of The Old Union Church

Eatonton · Putnam County

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Built in 1818 on land donated by James Shackleford, this shared meetinghouse hosted Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians, Christians and Masons for decades, sheltered wounded soldiers as a hospital in 1864-65, and was torn down in 1897.

About this site

In Commemoration of The Old Union Church is a historical marker in Eatonton, Putnam County. It is one of 21 historical markers documented in Putnam County, among 34 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.3294, -83.3930 near Eatonton. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Shackleford-Adams-Folds-Marshall House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Bronson House, Childhood Home of Joel Chandler Harris, and Pine Grove Cemetery.

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

📍 33.3294, -83.3930 · Eatonton, Putnam County

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