Jerusalem (Ebenezer) Church - GHM 051-2 - Effingham Co., GA
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Jerusalem (Ebenezer) Church state historical marker located on Ga 21 between Rincon and Springfield at Ga 275. -- has been reported as missing.
Waymark Code: WM4MVP
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2008
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Jerusalem (Ebenezer) Church
6 mi.
Built in 1767 - 69 by Lutheran Protestants who came to Georgia in 1734 after being exiled from Catholic Salzburg in Europe, the church is officially name Jerusalem Church. It stands on the site of a wooden building probably erected soon after the congregation moved from Old Ebenezer to New Ebenezer in 1738. During the Revolution the British used the Church as a hospital and stable and the metal swan on the belfry still bears a bullet hole. Though the town of Ebenezer no longer exists the Church has an active congregation of about 450 members.
GHM 051-2 Georgia Historical Commission 1954
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: GHM 051-2
Date: 1954
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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