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Photo Gallery: Oothcaloga Mission
Marker text:
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.
064-28 Georgia Historical Commission 1959 |
