The Church of the Purification

English Catholic families from Maryland settled at Locust Grove in 1790, raising one of Georgia's first Catholic churches by 1792. French and Irish newcomers joined them, and the colony founded the state's first chartered Catholic academy.

The Church of the Purification is a historical marker in Sharon, Taliaferro County, erected in 1956. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Taliaferro County, among 64 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.5637, -82.7938 near Sharon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Overton Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sharon Cemetery, South Liberty Presbyterian Church, and Mill Hill Cemetery.

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