- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Crawfordville Baptist Church historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Taliaferro County
Church buildings--Georgia--Crawfordville - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Taliaferro County, Crawfordville, 33.55402, -82.89598
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Opposite Liberty Hall in Crawfordville
Text of marker: "CRAWFORDVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH. This, the first Protestant Church in the Taliaferro area and originally called Bethel, was established in 1802 by Rev. Jesse Mercer and Rev. James Matthews on land given by William Janes, one of Georgia's largest planters. The first pastor was Rev. James Robertson; first deacons were John Walker and Etheldred Wilder. Known widely for its liberality, this church granted the use of its building to other denominations while their churches were being organized. Many fiery political speeches have been made in the church building. The present structure was erected in 1889. 131-11 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_crawfordville-baptist-church
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_crawfordville-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:
-
