Bethany Presbyterian Church-Union Point, Georgia
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N 33° 33.376 W 083° 00.920
17S E 312911 N 3714776
First Church in Greene County Georgia. First "monkey trial" held here.
Waymark Code: WM6GNZ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2009
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Organized in 1786, Bethany Presbyterian Church was the first church in Greene County. Dr. Francis Cummins, Dr. Francis Goulding, and other great ministers preached here. In 1886, Dr. James Woodrow was tried for heresy here in the first "monkey trial" of record. Around this church grew the first white settlement, while this was Washington County. Here was Dr. Moses Waddell´s first school, and the homes, of William Greer Daniel, the Baldwins, Loves, Kings, and other pioneer families. It was the inspiration for Thomas E. Watson´s "Bethany," and around it William H. Sparks" "Memories of Fifty Years" begins.
Presbyterian Denomination: Unknown
Status: Active House of Worship
Address:
Bethany Church Rd
Union Point, GA USA
30669
Date Built: 1880
Architect: Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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