Cheap Things To Do in Norwood, Georgia

Inscription. In 1868 at Norwood six men along a five mile rural route hired Jerry Parsons, a Negro who could not read, to deliver and collect mail at their homes each day except Sundays and holidays for his food and clothing. The ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This church is located in that part of the original Wilkes Circuit of 1786, “the cradle of Georgia Methodism, ” from which Bishop Francis Asbury formed the Little River Circuit at the Camden, S. C. Conference ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1820, several members of Liberty Church, Wilkes County, petitioned to form a new church, South Liberty, because of “distance, bad roads, high water in winter.” A log church was built in 1828 about 4 miles ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On this land, in the plantation home of his father, Aaron Grier, Sr. Revolutionary soldier, Robert Grier, founder of the nationally famous “Griers Almanac, ” was born in 1782. The remarkable astronomical calculations ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1790 several Catholic families of English descent from Maryland settled near Locust Grove. They established the first Roman Catholic Church in Georgia and erected a log church in 1792. A priest, Father John LeMoin, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. About 3/4 miles from here, in the Grier family cemetery, is the marked grave of Gen. Aaron Grier, born near here Dec. 2, 1794. When quite young, with Gen. Floyd, he fought the Creek Indians, distinguishing himself at ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Rays Place, oldest community in Taliaferro County, was, in the late 1790s and early 1800s, a recreation center on Little River for the “livelier social set” of Washington. It was named for a Ray family from ... More on HMDB