- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Bryan Neck Missionary Baptist Church historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Bryan County
Church buildings--Georgia--Richmond Hill - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bryan County, Richmond Hill, 31.93827, -81.30344
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Located in front of the church at 16525 Bryan Neck Rd. (S.R. 144), Richmond Hill
Text of marker: "BRYAN NECK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. Organized in 1869, this is the oldest African-American church congregation in lower Bryan County. The first structure for the church, a Prayer House, was built in 1870 on this site near the white Presbyterian church (Burnt Church). London Harris, a freedman and spiritual leader of the local black community, was one of the organizers and first pastor for this church. The church was renovated and enlarged with support from Henry Ford at the time the nearby Harbor school was built in 1939." - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_bryan-neck-missionary-baptist-church
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_bryan-neck-missionary-baptist-church
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
