Clinton Methodist Church-GHM 084-1-Jones Co
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N 33° 00.005 W 083° 33.761
17S E 260572 N 3654213
West edge of Clinton at the Dames Ferry Road
Waymark Code: WM6WT9
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2009
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This is the first Methodist church and the second church established in Jones Country. Land was appropriated in 1810 and July 14, 1821 a deed to the Clinton Methodist was made effective. The church was "a frame house of good dimensions with substantial stone steps of native granite.´´ A gallery for slaves was removed in 1897, The chandelier and brass wall brackets originally held kerosene lamps. This church was among the first to organize a foreign missionary society. Among the early pastors were Dr. Lovick Pierce and Rev. James Payne, 1836.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 084-1
Date: 1954
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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