Oothcaloga Mission

Gordon County · dedicated 1959 · North of Union Grove Rd on Belwood Rd just east of I-75.

The two-story portion of this house was the Oothcaloga Moravian Mission Station, serving this region of the Cherokee Nation from 1822 until 1833. John Gambold, whose grave lies 100 yards east, was first missionary here. Built in 1821 by Joseph Crutchfield, and sold to the Moravians in 1822, this house was an active church and educational center for Cherokee adults and children. Gambold died Nov. 9, 1827. He was followed by J.R. Schmidt (1827-28), Franz Eder (1828-29), and Henry G. Clauder (1828-38). Clauder served Moravian Cherokees for 6 years after white people occupied this building in 1833, following the Georgia Land Lottery of 1832.

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