1831 Talbotton United Methodist Church-UMC-Talbot Co
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N 32° 40.420 W 084° 32.332
16S E 730781 N 3617787
Ga 41/US 80 just north of College St, Talbotton
Waymark Code: WM6V9D
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2009
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As Methodism moved across Georgia, in 1830 Jesse Sinclair and Henry W. Hilliard were sent by the South Carolina Methodist Conference to the Flint River Mission of which Talbot Co. was a part. In 1831 this circuit became a part of the newly formed Georgia Conference and by 1834 Talbotton became a separate Charge.
Upon the incorporation of Talbotton on 20 December 1828 a lot was set aside for a Methodist Church and deed to it on 25 June 1831. Soon a substantial wooden church was erected. In 1857 this building was replaced by the present handmade brick church constructed by Miranda Fort.
Among the oldest original brick churches of the South Georgia Conference, it is an outstanding example of Greek Revival Temple Architecture.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: UMC
Date: 1978
Sponsor: SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE COMMISSION ON ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
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