African American Pioneers of the Marsh-Warthen-Clements House

Enslaved African Americans built and worked this LaFayette house; among those tied to it was an early Black resident remembered as a carpenter who later helped found local Black churches.

African American Pioneers of the Marsh-Warthen-Clements House is a historical marker in LaFayette, Walker County. It is one of 72 historical markers documented in Walker County, among 163 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.7093, -85.2808 near LaFayette. The nearest cataloged historic site is Marsh--Warthen House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Marsh House, Chattooga Academy - John B. Gordon Hall, and General LaFayette.

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