First Presbyterian Church - St. Marys, Georgia
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BruceS
N 30° 43.500 W 081° 32.857
17R E 447571 N 3399253
Historical marker commemorating an early church in St. Marys.
Waymark Code: WM4EYV
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2008
Views: 31
Text of marker:
First Presbyterian Church
Built by public subscription in 1808 as a place of divine worship for the inhabitants of St. Marys and its vicinity. Reverend Horace Southworth Pratt was ordained and installed as the first pastor by the Presbytery of Georgia in June, 1822.
Incorporated under the name of the Independent Presbyterian Church of St. Marys Dec. 20, 1828. On Dec. 5 1832, the Independent Church was incorporated as the First Presbyterian Church of St. Marys in the Georgia Presbytery.
Type of Marker: Building
Marker #: 020-1
Date: 1953
Sponsor: Not listed
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