Poplar Springs Baptist Church - GHM 059-8 - Franklin Co., GA
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N 34° 30.352 W 083° 06.647
17S E 306221 N 3820270
Poplar Springs Baptist Church state historic marker located on GA 328 about 5 miles north of Lavonia.
Waymark Code: WM5NXW
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2009
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Poplar Springs Baptist Church
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Established in 1805, Poplar Springs Baptist Church, "Mother Church" of the Tugalo Baptist Assn., began in May of that year. Some of the first members were Joseph Chandler, Thomas Wilkins, John Nail, John Mullins, and James Jackson, John Cleveland, Thomas Gilbert, Francis Calloway. Jr, were early pastors. Many landowners and slaves were members. The slave cemetery is to the right of the church on the Yow estate. On Sept. 12, 1818, delegates from 13 churches met here to form the Tugalo Baptist Assn of the Southern Baptist Convention. The present auditorium was erected in 1873. The educational building was built in 1955.
GHM 059-8 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957
Poplar Springs Baptist Church