Beckwith Point; a scenic overlook dedicated to John Watrous Beckwith
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Beckwith, John Watrous
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Beckwith Point; a scenic overlook dedicated to John Watrous Beckwith
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Beckwith Point is a scenic overlook named for the second Episcopal Bishop of Georgia, John Watrous Beckwith (1831-1890). Beckwith long served as a trustee of the University of the South. The point, though little known today, is located near the very popular lookout, Green's View. It is accessible on the University's Perimeter Trail for hikers. The date of the dedication is unknown.
Beckwith, who succeeded Stephen Elliott as Bishop of the Diocese of Georgia, held three people in bondage in 1860 when he was rector of a church in Anne Arundel, Md. Beckwith grew up surrounded by slavery. His father, also John, was a noted surgeon and physician in Raleigh, N.C., who enslaved 13 people in 1830, the year before his son was born. Beckwith was educated at Trinity College in Hartford and ordained as a priest in 1855. In 1857 he married Ella Brockenbrough, the daughter of a prominent Virginia planter who enslaved 57 people. He joined the Confederate cause in the Civil War, serving as a chaplain on the staff of General William Hardee. After the war, he served churches in Demopolis, Ala., and New Orleans. He was consecrated as bishop of Georgia in 1868.
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A scenic outlook on the northern edge of the campus of the University of the South.
Position: 10842 (8 views)