Evergreen Baptist Church-GHM 012-3-Bleckley Co
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Sprinterman
N 32° 27.195 W 083° 22.875
17S E 276164 N 3593173
US 23 6 miles north of Cochran
Waymark Code: WM82T6
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2010
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Evergreen Baptist Church, built in 1844, was split off from old Mt. Horeb Baptist Church, constituted October 5, 1809, which stood at or near the site of the Centenary Methodist Church. On February 14, 1844, the congregation and pastor found themselves locked out of the church by a Brother Burkhalter. Most of the congregation, considered ´Mission-minded´, formed a new church, called it ´Evergreen´ and constructed this building in 1844. In slavery days Negroes walked for miles to attend its services. In 1864 Negro members outnumbered White, 130, to 86.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 012-3
Date: 1955
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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