Historic Locust Grove

Two brothers who were instrumental in the expansion of the West—George Rogers Clark and William Clark—are associated with Locust Grove. Locust Grove was the home of their sister, Lucy Clark Croghan, who was the wife of William Croghan. William Croghan ...

The Church of the Purification Locust Grove Academy

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, was sent to it from ...

Locust Grove Cemetery Vault

Cemetery vaults were used to store bodies in winter when the ground was too frozen to break manually. Locust Grove's vault was constructed of locally quarried sandstone in 1872. The interior showcases the mason's skills: the walls are smooth and ...

Battle of Locust Grove

Federal troops suddenly attacked a Confederate camp along the ridge near here at dawn, July 2, 1862. The surprised Confederates hardly returned fire before their officers and heavy supplies were captured. Yet hot fighting in the woods lasted all day.

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Locust Grove Institute

1894 - 1929

Born in 1894 of a community mass meeting called for the purpose by B. J.W. Graham, Pastor of the Locust Grove Baptist Church, Locust Grove Institute was started as a coeducational school by the citizens of Locust Grove ...

Locust Grove

1805 home of Col. Tiffany Brockway. War of 1812 veteran abolitionist. Used as a stop on the underground railroad for fugitive slaves going North.

Marker is on Route 30 just from Goodemote Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Locust Grove

1805 home of Col. Tiffany Brockway. War of 1812 veteran abolitionist. Used as a stop on the underground railroad for fugitive slaves going North.

Marker is on Route 30 just from Goodemote Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org