- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Canaan 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: 10872 Henry Ford Avenue at Pinecrest Ave., Richmond Hill
Text of marker: "CANAAN CHURCH. This congregation of the Canaan Baptist Church, primarily African-American, was organized in 1913 by Rev. David Boles, Sr., who was pastor, and Brother Fred Gilbert, Deacon. It was the only organized denominational church in what is now Richmond Hill during the early 20th century. The present sanctuary was built with support from Henry Ford. Many of the original congregants of the church were descendants of the antebellum rice plantation slaves of nearby Cherry Hill and Silk Hope plantations." - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_canaan-church
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_canaan-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:
-
