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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHZF_first-baptist-church-in-georgia_Appling-GA.html
Kiokee Church, the first Baptist Church to be constituted in Georgia, was organized in the Spring of 1772, by the Rev. Daniel Marshall, one of the founders of the Baptist denomination in Georgia. A meeting house was built, and the Rev. Daniel Mars…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHZA_basil-neal-soldier-of-76_Appling-GA.html
"Happy Valley", homesite and burial place of Basil Neal, Revolutionary soldier, lies one-half mile off this highway in the direction the arrow points.Basil Neal or O`Neal, was born in Maryland in 1758. When he was 17 years old his family moved to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHZ8_sharon-baptist-church_Appling-GA.html
Sharon Baptist Church was founded in 1799. The first pastor, Abraham Marshall, who served the church until his death in 1819, probably constituted the church. This building, the second on the site, was erected in 1869. Many names prominent in Geor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHZ6_william-few-signer-of-the-u-s-constitution_Appling-GA.html
On this site stood the home of William Few, one of Georgia`s signers of the United State Constitution. Built in 1781, the house burned in 1930.William Few was born near Baltimore, Maryland, June 8, 1748. In 1776 he moved to Augusta, Georgia, and b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHZ2_columbia-county_Appling-GA.html
Columbia County, named for Christopher Columbus, was created by Act of Dec. 10, 1790 from Richmond County. Originally, it contained parts of McDuffie and Warren Counties. Settled by Quakers before the Revolution, it has been the home of many promi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9ZF_oliver-norvell-hardy_Harlem-GA.html
Harlem became the birthplace of the rotund member of one of Hollywood's greatest comedy teams when Oliver Hardy was born January 18, 1892. After his father died and was buried in the Harlem Cemetery the year of Oliver's birth, Mrs. Hardy took the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8YM_damascus-baptist-church_Appling-GA.html
Damascus Baptist Church, organized July 29, 1820, was constituted by Samuel Cartledge and Widner Hilman. First members were Jeremiah Blanchard, James Ramsey, Jeremiah Roberts, Sara Blanchard, Sara Reid, Dilly Swan and Margaret Wilkins. James Ramse…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8YL_famous-indian-trail_Harlem-GA.html
For the last 20 miles this highway has followed the course of the noted Upper Trading Path that led from present Augusta to Indian tribes as far away as the Mississippi River. By various connections the trail reached the Cherokees of North Georgia…