Fishing Creek Baptist Church-GHM 157-26-Wilkes Co
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N 33° 50.253 W 082° 41.611
17S E 343301 N 3745433
About 1/4 mile west of Ga 44 on Sandtown Rd
Waymark Code: WM6RXQ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2009
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Fishing Creek Baptist Church, the second of this denomination to be constituted in the upcountry of Georgia, was organized in 1782, under the leadership of the Rev. Sanders Walker, who became its first pastor. It was one of five churches represented at a meeting held at Kiokee in October, 1784, to organize the Georgia Baptist Association. In May 1786, the Association met at Fishing Creek. The original church building stood a short distance from this site.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 157-26
Date: 1958
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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