- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Union Baptist Church historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Lanier County
Church buildings--Georgia--Lakeland - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Lanier County, Lakeland, 31.04104, -83.07515
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 31 Connector at Ga. 135 bypass south of Lakeland
Text of marker: "UNION BAPTIST CHURCH 1/2 mi. Union Baptist Church, on the Alapaha River one-half mile West on this road, was constituted October 21, 1825, the first church in the old area of Irwin County. The original members were: William A. Knight, his wife, Sarah; Jonathan Knight, his wife, Elizabeth; Joshua Lee, his wife, Martha; James Patten, his wife, Elizabeth; Mary Knight; Josiah Sirmans, deacon. The Rev. Matthew Albritton served the church as its first minister. 086-2 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 2000" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_union-baptist-church
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_union-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:
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