Bark Camp Church-GHM 017-9A-Burke Co
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N 32° 52.958 W 082° 12.077
17S E 387629 N 3638915
Ga 56 about 4 miles NE of Midville at Bark Camp Church Rd
Waymark Code: WM7V7V
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2009
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Constituted in the early part of 1788, Bark Camp Baptist Church was a center for culture and hospitality in Bark Camp, one of the oldest settlements in Burke County and a community of wealthy and prominent plantation owners. Among the 29 charter members were Miles Scarboro, its first pastor, Sila Scarboro, Zebulon Cock and probably John Allen. Ground for the church was given by John Cock. The first church was built of round logs; the next was of hewn logs; the third was a frame building. In 1848, a more attractive and larger building was erected.
GHM 017-9A Georgia Historical Commission 1956
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 017-9
Date: 1956
Sponsor: Georgia Historic Commission
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