Bartlett's Ferry Dam: Antioch Baptist Church-GHM 072-10-Harris Co
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N 32° 40.423 W 085° 03.506
16S E 682052 N 3616781
Ga 219 south of the church at the road to the dam
Waymark Code: WM6V39
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2009
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BARLETT´S FERRY DAM: ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH
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Rev. Simpson Wilson Barley (1827-1884), minister and doctor, operated a ferry, known as Bartley´s Ferry, 1 ½ miles west on the Chattahoochee River. He preached at the nearby Antioch Baptist Church, one of the earliest in this section, and is buried in the churchyard. The first known pastor (1839) was Rev. Jacob White David (1790-1871) and first Clerk, Fortunatus Webb.
In 1926, Barley´s Ferry Dam (misspelled Bartlett), largest in the middle Chattahoochee group, was built and a hydroelectric plant erected to furnish power to City of Columbus.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 072-10
Date: 1992
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER
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