Rev. Vincent A. Tharp Home (1809)-GHM 143-9-Twiggs Co
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N 32° 46.869 W 083° 29.850
17S E 266088 N 3629786
US 80 about 1.5 miles south of Dry Branch
Waymark Code: WM7T6E
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2009
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This historic house, built for Rev. V. A. Tharp by his sons, John and Charnick, with slave labor in 1809, is the oldest known house in Twiggs County, then Wilkinson. The Tharp family, who occupied this house-in-the-wilderness in 1811, helped to supply Baptist leadership in the surrounding area and the Ebenezer Baptist Assn. Baptist notables were guests in this hospitable home -- Revs. Polhill, Franklin, Ross, Rhodes, Baker, McGinty, Mercer and others. In 1832 the property was sold to John Parker for $600. Later owners have been Joe Burkett, P.W. Martin and American Clay Co., and Stone Creek Baptist Church. The hand hewn timbers and logs remain in this pioneer landmark.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 143-9
Date: 1958
Sponsor: Georgia Historic Commission
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