- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Flemington Presbyterian Church historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Liberty County
Church buildings--Georgia--Flemington - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Liberty County, Flemington, 31.85965, -81.564
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Old Sunbury Rd., 0.8 mi. W. of U.S, 84 & Oglethorpe Blvd., Flemington
Text of marker: "FLEMINGTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Organized in 1815 as the Church and Society of Gravel Hill, this was a branch of Midway Church. The Rev. Robert Quarterman was the first pastor. The first edifice was built in 1836 on land donated by Simon Fraser. This one was completed in 1852. Named Flemington in 1850 honoring William Fleming, it was separated from Midway in 1865. In 1866 it was admitted to the Georgia Presbytery with the Rev. D.B. Buttolph, pastor; W.E.W. Quarterman, Thomas Cassels, Ezra Stacy, James Laing, elders; S.A. Fraser, L.M. Cassels, deacons. Ezra Stacy was first Sunday School Superintendent. Bell and silver communion service are from Midway Church. 089-10 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_flemington-presbyterian-church
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_flemington-presbyterian-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:
-
