Stone Creek Baptist Church - 1808

Stone Creek Baptist Church - 1808 (HM7Y2)

Location: Dry Branch, GA 31020 Twiggs County
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N 32° 45.718', W 83° 29.556'

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Constituted September 3, 1808, this Church was first located two miles from here on a rocky hill overlooking Stone Creek, a tributary of the Ocmulgee. In 1842 the meetings were moved to an Academy at this site and in 1850 the members and community "deeming it expedient and advisable" built a stately and beautiful church with galleries, to accommodate both white and colored. The old church was destroyed by a tornado April 30, 1953, and the present church was occupied in November of the same year, meetings having been held in the Smith High School in the interim. In 1827 a committee from the Church helped to organize the First Baptist Church of Macon. In the records for November, 1865 appears the entry "No conference owing to the enemy's raid near the church." Notable pastors have been; Rev. Henry Hooten; Vincent, Charnick, Washington, Benjamin and George Tharpe: Wm. Horne. P. W. Edge. J. C. Solomon J. F. McCluney S. J. Wheeler and R. F. Floyd.
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HM NumberHM7Y2
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number143-6
Year Placed1955
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 8:57pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 266497 N 3627648
Decimal Degrees32.76196667, -83.49260000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 45.718', W 83° 29.556'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 45' 43.08" N, 83° 29' 33.36" W
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Area Code(s)478
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 854 Riggins Mill Rd, Dry Branch GA 31020, US
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