Possum Trot Church, Rome

#6 among attractions in Rome

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Possum Trot Church was built around 1850 in Rome, Georgia, United States, and was appropriated by Martha Berry as a Sunday school in 1900. The school grew to become Berry College. The original church building still stands on the Berry campus. ()

Coordinates: 34°18'22"N, 85°15'14"W

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Rome United States

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Possum Trot Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: State Mutual Stadium, Mount Berry Square, Forum Civic Center, Stonebridge Golf Club.

5.1 miE
Sport complex, Baseball, Sport venue
State Mutual Stadium, Rome
132 min walk • State Mutual Stadium, located in Floyd County, Georgia, has been the home of the Rome Braves, initially of the South Atlantic League now playing in the High-A East, since its completion in April 2003. The facility seats 5,105 people.
4.7 miE
Shopping centre, Shopping
Mount Berry Square, Rome
121 min walk • Mount Berry Mall, also known as Mount Berry Square, is a one-level enclosed shopping mall located in Rome, Georgia. It is the only enclosed mall in the city. Opened in 1991, the mall features Belk, Dunham's Sports, and JCPenney as its anchor stores. The mall is managed by Hull Storey Gibson.
5.8 miSE
Concerts and shows, Music venue, Sport venue
Forum Civic Center, Rome
149 min walk • The Forum River Center is a multi-purpose arena and convention center in Rome, Georgia, United States. It seats 2,140 for arena football, up to 3,116 for other sporting events and up to 3,932 for concerts.
4.2 miNE
Outdoor activities, Golf
Stonebridge Golf Club, Rome
107 min walk • Stonebridge Golf Club is a 240-acre golf complex in Rome, Georgia, at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The course was designed by Arthur L. Davis and built in the early 1990s by the City of Rome.
5.7 miSE
Cemetery
Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome
145 min walk • Myrtle Hill Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery in the city of Rome, Georgia. The cemetery is at the confluence of the Etowah River and Oostanaula River and to the south of downtown Rome across the South Broad Street bridge.
5.8 miSE
Mountain
Blossom Hill, Rome
149 min walk • Blossom Hill is a summit in Rome, Georgia. With an elevation of 784 feet, Blossom Hill is the 901st highest summit in the state of Georgia. It is considered to be one of the Seven Hills of Rome, Georgia. Jackson Hill is located about 0.3 miles south of the summit. Blossom Hill was named from the fact a local girl picked flowers there.
5.9 miSE
Park
Historic Courthouse, Rome
152 min walk • The Floyd County Administration Building at Fourth Avenue and East First Street in Rome, Georgia was built in 1896 and extended in 1904, 1911, and 1941. It was formerly known as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse and has also been known as the Federal Building and Post Office. Its exterior reflects Second Renaissance Revival styling.
4.6 miSE
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum, Rome
118 min walk • Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum is the home and museum about Berry College founder Martha Berry located in Rome, Georgia, United States. It is also an All-America Selections Display Garden, a part of Berry Schools on the National Register of Historic Places, and a AAA Star Attraction.
5.2 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Chieftains Museum, Rome
132 min walk • Chieftains Museum, also known as the Major Ridge Home, is a two-story white frame house built around a log house of 1792 in Cherokee country. It was the home of the Cherokee leader Major Ridge.
6 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
DeSoto Theater, Rome
152 min walk • The DeSoto Theatre is a theater in downtown Rome, Georgia, in the United States. The DeSoto Theatre was the first theater in the southeast to display Sound Movies.
6 miSE
Skate park, Tower
Clock Tower, Rome
154 min walk • The Clock Tower in Rome, Georgia is one of the oldest landmarks in the city. The Clock Tower is located at the summit of Clock Tower Hill one of the Seven Hills of Rome.