Historical Marker

Kitty's Cottage

Behind Old Church on Wesley Street at Fletcher Street in Oxford · Oxford · Newton

Georgia marker

Inscription

Kitty's Cottage 1842. Kitty's cottage was built in 1842 by Bishop James O. Andrew for an inherited slave who could not be freed and still live in Georgia; Kitty preferred to remain with the Andrew family rather than be sent to Africa. In 1938 Kitty's cottage was bought and moved to Salem Campground for safe-keeping.

In 1994 the Board of Salem Campground offered to help move Kitty's Cottage back to Oxford. The City and the Oxford Historical Shrine Society worked together to help bring this sacred treasure back home. It was placed behind Old Church, near its original site. It is now a museum. Placed By Landmark Committee Newton County Historical Site 20 June 1, 2000

Location

AddressBehind Old Church on Wesley Street at Fletcher Street in Oxford
CityOxford
CountyNewton
StateGeorgia
Coordinates33.619000, -83.867410

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