St. Stephen's Episcopal Church-GHM 005-8-Baldwin Co
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N 33° 04.717 W 083° 13.571
17S E 292202 N 3662206
South Wayne Street at Washington Street, Milledgeville
Waymark Code: WM702X
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2009
Views: 4
This Church was organized in 1841 through the efforts of Bishop Stephen Elliott. the church building was completed in 1843 and consecrated Dec. 10. The vestibule, annex and Gothic roof were added later. The handmade chancel furniture was given by an early parishioner, John Wilcox. Rev. Rufus White was probably the first Rector and J.M. Cotting and C.J. Paine the first Wardens. In 1864 the building was damaged when Federal troops dynamited the nearby arsenal. In 1909 a new organ was presented by George W. Perkins of New York who had heard that Sherman´s troops stabled horses in the building and further damaged its contents.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 005-8
Date: 1955
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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